Skyland Elementary

Skyland Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Greer, South Carolina, overseen by Greenville 01. Current enrollment sits at 760 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Skyland Elementary is one of 89 schools operated by Greenville 01, a district that hosts 78,776 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Skyland Elementary records that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Greenville County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,932 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greenville County runs 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), of which Skyland Elementary is one.

Blue Ridge High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Skyland Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 780 students in 2018 compared to 760 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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