R.N. Beck Child Development Center

Set in Florence, South Carolina, R.N. Beck Child Development Center is a tiny K-5 school, operated by Florence 01. It instructs 168 students across grade pre-K. That puts it 68% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

R.N. Beck Child Development Center is one of 23 schools operated by Florence 01, a district that caters to 15,861 students overall.

On demographics, R.N. Beck Child Development Center logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder comes out to 16% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Florence County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, R.N. Beck Child Development Center has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Florence County shows median household earnings sit near $58,305, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Florence County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), of which R.N. Beck Child Development Center is one.

The closest other public school is Carver Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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