Woodruff Elementary

Set in Woodruff, South Carolina, Woodruff Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Spartanburg 04. It instructs 640 students across grades 3 through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Woodruff Elementary sits 22% above that benchmark.

Spartanburg 04 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,961 students. Woodruff Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Woodruff Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Spartanburg County) records that median household income runs about $66,234, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Woodruff Elementary is one of 88 public schools in Spartanburg County (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woodruff Primary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Woodruff Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 647 (now 640). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 69% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.