Reuben Elementary

Set in Newberry, South Carolina, Reuben Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary-level community, run under Newberry 01. It instructs 150 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

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

On demographics, Reuben Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Reuben Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Newberry County put 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 Reuben Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Newberry Middle, roughly 5.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Reuben Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 150 (now 150). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 55% to 47%.

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