Pageland Elementary

Pageland Elementary is one of the tight-knit primary schools in Pageland, South Carolina, operated by Chesterfield 01, with 365 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 31% smaller than typical.

Chesterfield 01 comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 6,872 students; Pageland Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pageland Elementary logs that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pageland Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Chesterfield County shows median household income runs about $49,235, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chesterfield County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,872 students), Pageland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Petersburg Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 33% to 23% over that span.

On this page, members of the Pageland Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.