Sampit Elementary

As a small elementary school in Georgetown, South Carolina, Sampit Elementary teaches 270 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Georgetown 01. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 526.

Within Georgetown 01, which oversees 19 schools and 8,208 students, Sampit Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sampit Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sampit Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Georgetown County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,713, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Georgetown County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students), of which Sampit Elementary is one.

McDonald Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Sampit Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sampit Elementary's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 270).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sampit Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.