Pine Tree Hill Elementary

Pine Tree Hill Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary campus in Camden, South Carolina, run under Kershaw 01. Current enrollment sits at 505 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Kershaw 01 runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 11,135 students. Pine Tree Hill Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Pine Tree Hill Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 28% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kershaw County put the typical household earns roughly $68,231 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kershaw County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students), of which Pine Tree Hill Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson School, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 530 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 59% to 53% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.