Saluda Primary

Saluda Primary is a public elementary school in Saluda, South Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 2. Enrollment is 474 students.

Saluda Primary is in Saluda 01, a district with 2,525 students across 5 schools.

Federal enrollment data show Saluda Primary is 60% Hispanic. Other groups include 21% Black and 17% White. The county population is about 17% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.

There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at Saluda Primary, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.

In the surrounding county, Saluda County, the median household earns about $51,009 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Saluda County has 6 public schools with about 2,935 students, including Saluda Primary.

Saluda Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Saluda Primary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

Saluda Primary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 433 to 474, a 9% rise.

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