Scranton Elementary

Set in Scranton, South Carolina, Scranton Elementary is a low-enrollment primary school, overseen by Florence 03. It teaches 389 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Across the 8 schools in Florence 03 (2,767 students total), Scranton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Scranton Elementary shows that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, Florence County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,305 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Scranton Elementary is one of 39 public schools in Florence County (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lake City Early Childhood Center, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Scranton Elementary.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scranton Elementary has fell 9%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 389 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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