Richard Carroll Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary school in Bamberg, South Carolina, Richard Carroll Elementary works with 689 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Bamberg 03. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Richard Carroll Elementary sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Bamberg 03 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,817 students; Richard Carroll Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Richard Carroll Elementary records that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 44% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bamberg County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $44,370 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Richard Carroll Elementary is one of 6 public schools in Bamberg County (combined enrollment of about 1,817 students).

The closest other public school is Bamberg-Ehrhardt High, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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