Pepperhill Elementary

Pepperhill Elementary, a moderately sized elementary-level community in North Charleston, South Carolina, part of Charleston 01, enrolls 453 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Charleston 01, which oversees 81 schools and 52,009 students, Pepperhill Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Pepperhill Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Pepperhill Elementary records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Charleston County) shows that median household income runs about $88,494, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Pepperhill Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

The closest other public school is R. B. Stall High, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pepperhill Elementary.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Pepperhill Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 608 (now 453). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 18% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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