St. James Elementary

As a sprawling K-5 school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, St. James Elementary educates 884 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Horry 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Horry 01 runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 48,662 students. St. James Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, St. James Elementary reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Horry County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Horry County shows median household income runs about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. James Elementary is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).

Nearest neighbor: St. James Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 15%: 767 students in 2018 compared to 884 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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