Olanta Elementary

Olanta Elementary operates as a minimally staffed elementary campus in Olanta, South Carolina, overseen by Florence 03. Current enrollment sits at 198 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Olanta Elementary sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Florence 03 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,767 students. Olanta Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Olanta Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 33% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Florence County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Olanta Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Florence County put median household income runs about $58,305, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Olanta Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Florence County (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students).

The closest other public school is East Clarendon Middle-High, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Olanta Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olanta Elementary has declined 16%, going from 237 students in 2018 to 198 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 38% to 33% across the same window.

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