Spartanburg Preparatory School

Located at 385 South Spring Street, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg Preparatory School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that educates 454 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by SC Public Charter School District.

Spartanburg Preparatory School is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that enrolls 21,383 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spartanburg Preparatory School reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 17% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Spartanburg County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Spartanburg Preparatory School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Spartanburg Preparatory School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spartanburg County put median household income runs about $66,234, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Spartanburg Preparatory School is one of 88 public schools in Spartanburg County (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mary H. Wright Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Spartanburg Preparatory School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 467 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 17% across the same window.

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