Wateree Elementary

Wateree Elementary is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Lugoff, South Carolina, part of Kershaw 01, with 688 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Wateree Elementary sits 31% bigger than that benchmark.

Wateree Elementary is one of 16 schools operated by Kershaw 01, a district that serves 11,135 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wateree Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% Black, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Wateree Elementary logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kershaw County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $68,231 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Wateree Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Kershaw County (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students).

The closest other public school is Lugoff-Elgin High, roughly 1.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Wateree Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Wateree Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 680 (now 688). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 75% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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