Ruby Elementary

Ruby Elementary is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in Ruby, South Carolina, run under Chesterfield 01, educateing 256 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 526.

Across the 16 schools in Chesterfield 01 (6,872 students total), Ruby Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ruby Elementary shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Chesterfield County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chesterfield County put median household earnings sit near $49,235, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Ruby Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Chesterfield County (combined enrollment of about 6,872 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chesterfield-Ruby Middle, around 2.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Ruby Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ruby Elementary's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 256). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 17% to 11%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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