West Market School of Early Education

West Market School of Early Education operates as a micro-enrollment elementary school in Anderson, South Carolina, run under Anderson 05. Current enrollment sits at 156 students spanning grade pre-K. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Within Anderson 05, which oversees 19 schools and 12,131 students, West Market School of Early Education is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Market School of Early Education reports that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 27% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, West Market School of Early Education reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting West Market School of Early Education higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Anderson County shows 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%. Across Anderson County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), West Market School of Early Education is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Robert Anderson Middle, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 156 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 40% to 27%.

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