Pleasant Knoll Elementary

Pleasant Knoll Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus in Fort Mill, South Carolina, run under York 04. The school instructs 774 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 47% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

York 04 runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 18,445 students. Pleasant Knoll Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Pleasant Knoll Elementary reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 20% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for York County put the typical household earns roughly $89,095 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, York County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), of which Pleasant Knoll Elementary is one.

Pleasant Knoll Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Pleasant Knoll Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Knoll Elementary has ticked up 9%, going from 711 students in 2018 to 774 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 71% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.