Royall Elementary

Set in Florence, South Carolina, Royall Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school, operated by Florence 01. It teaches 512 students across grades K through 5.

Florence 01 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 15,861 students; Royall Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Royall Elementary lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Florence County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,305 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Florence County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), of which Royall Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Child Development Center at Woods Road, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Royall Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Royall Elementary has fell 20%, going from 640 students in 2018 to 512 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 46% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Royall Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.