Pomaria-Garmany Elementary

Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is a compact elementary school in Pomaria, South Carolina, operated by Newberry 01. The school instructs 339 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Pomaria-Garmany Elementary sits 36% below that benchmark.

Within Newberry 01, which oversees 13 schools and 5,714 students, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Newberry County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Pomaria-Garmany Elementary lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Newberry County) reports that median household income runs about $61,780, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Newberry County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students), of which Pomaria-Garmany Elementary is one.

Mid-Carolina Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Pomaria-Garmany Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 332 (now 339). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 27% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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