Saluda Elementary

Saluda Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Saluda, South Carolina, part of Saluda 01, with 397 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Within Saluda 01, which oversees 5 schools and 2,525 students, Saluda Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Saluda Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 18% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Saluda County indicate median household income runs about $51,009, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saluda Elementary is one of 6 public schools in Saluda County (combined enrollment of about 2,935 students).

Nearest neighbor: Saluda Primary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Saluda Elementary.

Saluda Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 375 students in 2018 compared to 397 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 43% to 56%.

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