W. E. Parker Elementary

W. E. Parker Elementary operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Edgefield, South Carolina, overseen by Edgefield 01. Current enrollment sits at 339 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% below the state mean of about 526.

Within Edgefield 01, which oversees 7 schools and 3,069 students, W. E. Parker Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, W. E. Parker Elementary records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 38% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, W. E. Parker Elementary records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Edgefield County) shows that median household earnings sit near $73,029, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Edgefield County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,862 students), of which W. E. Parker Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Johnston-Edgefield-Trenton Middle, around 3.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W. E. Parker Elementary has decreased 25%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the W. E. Parker Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.