Savannah Grove Elementary

As an intimate K-5 school in Effingham, South Carolina, Savannah Grove Elementary serves 385 students from grades K through 5, part of Florence 01. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Florence 01 runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 15,861 students. Savannah Grove Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Savannah Grove Elementary shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school records 18% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

On the income-and-resources front, Savannah Grove Elementary lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Florence County shows median household income runs about $58,305, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Florence County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), of which Savannah Grove Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Delmae Heights Elementary, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Savannah Grove Elementary.

Savannah Grove Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Savannah Grove Elementary's enrollment has fell 41% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 385). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 26% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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