Waterloo Elementary

Waterloo Elementary operates as a compact primary school in Waterloo, South Carolina, part of Laurens 55. Current enrollment sits at 254 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Waterloo Elementary sits 52% smaller than that benchmark.

Laurens 55 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,984 students; Waterloo Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Waterloo Elementary lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Laurens County) shows that median household earnings sit near $57,623, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Laurens County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,681 students), of which Waterloo Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is E. B. Morse Elementary, roughly 8.5 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waterloo Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 249 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.