Sand Hill Elementary

Set in Summerville, South Carolina, Sand Hill Elementary is a sprawling K-5 school, one of the schools within Dorchester 02. It instructs 1,169 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 122% larger than typical.

Dorchester 02 runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 25,928 students. Sand Hill Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sand Hill Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sand Hill Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dorchester County) reports that median household income runs about $78,198, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dorchester County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), Sand Hill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rollings Middle School of the Arts, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 57%: 745 students in 2018 compared to 1,169 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 21% to 13% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.