South Conway Elementary

Located at 3001 Fourth Avenue, in Conway, South Carolina, South Conway Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that enrolls 642 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Horry 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, South Conway Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South Conway Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, South Conway Elementary shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Horry County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,880 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Horry County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), South Conway Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Whittemore Park Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Conway Elementary.

South Conway Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. South Conway Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 633 (now 642). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 42% to 26%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for South Conway Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.