Shaw Heights Elementary

Set in Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Shaw Heights Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, overseen by Sumter 01. It instructs 404 students across grades 2 through 3. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 23% below typical.

Within Sumter 01, which oversees 24 schools and 13,871 students, Shaw Heights Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Shaw Heights Elementary lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Sumter County as a whole is about 46% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,693 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Sumter County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,608 students), of which Shaw Heights Elementary is one.

High Hills Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Shaw Heights Elementary operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shaw Heights Elementary has ticked down 21%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 33% to 28%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.