St. John's Elementary

St. John's Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Darlington, South Carolina, run under Darlington 01, with 596 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Darlington 01, which oversees 18 schools and 8,793 students, St. John's Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, St. John's Elementary lists that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Darlington County put the typical household earns roughly $48,581 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Darlington County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,482 students), of which St. John's Elementary is one.

Darlington High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. John's Elementary has decreased 5%, going from 630 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 33% across the same window.

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