Sandhills Primary

Sandhills Primary, a mid-sized elementary campus in Swansea, South Carolina, part of Lexington 04, works with 509 students, covering grades 1 through 2.

Lexington 04 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,474 students. Sandhills Primary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sandhills Primary reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Sandhills Primary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lexington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), Sandhills Primary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sandhills Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Sandhills Primary.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sandhills Primary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 511 (now 509). The Black share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.