Sterling School

Sterling School, a moderately sized elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina, part of Greenville 01, hosts 749 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Within Greenville 01, which oversees 89 schools and 78,776 students, Sterling School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sterling School lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 22% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Greenville County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,932, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Greenville County runs 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), of which Sterling School is one.

Greenville Technical Charter High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sterling School.

Sterling School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sterling School has ticked down 11%, going from 840 students in 2018 to 749 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.