Varennes Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Anderson, South Carolina, Varennes Elementary works with 389 students from grades 3 through 5, one of the schools within Anderson 05. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

Anderson 05 runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,131 students. Varennes Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Varennes Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Varennes Elementary logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Anderson County reports that median household income runs about $66,651, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Anderson County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), of which Varennes Elementary is one.

Homeland Park Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Varennes Elementary.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 389 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 18% to 33% over that span.

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