St. Stephen Elementary

Set in St. Stephen, South Carolina, St. Stephen Elementary is an intimate elementary school, operated by Berkeley 01. It enrolls 430 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Berkeley 01, which oversees 47 schools and 39,543 students, St. Stephen Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, St. Stephen Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Berkeley County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Berkeley County put the typical household earns roughly $84,358 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), of which St. Stephen Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is St. Stephen Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 436 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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