Public schools in Belton, SC
Belton has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 1,935 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Anderson 02 runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Belton's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Belton | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson 02 | 4 | 3,494 | $12,659 |
| Charter Institute at Erskine | 1 | 22,535 | $20,062 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One middle school in Belton, 455 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Middle | 455 | 13.2 | 69.3% | Anderson 02 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Belton, 1,480 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Primary | 459 | 15.8 | 100.0% | Anderson 02 |
| Belton Preparatory Academy | 449 | 14.6 | 21.2% | Charter Institute at Erskine |
| Belton Elementary | 379 | 14.6 | 79.3% | Anderson 02 |
| Wright Elementary | 193 | 13.7 | 71.5% | Anderson 02 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Belton's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Belton school has 14.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 80% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 449 students (state 554).
| Belton | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 449 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 80% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 20% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 20% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Belton schools and the 1,183 South Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Belton
- Anderson 02Runs 4 of Belton's 5 public schools and spent $12,659 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,659
- Compare Anderson 02 with Charter Institute at ErskineBelton's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Belton addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in South Carolina
- Columbia74 schools
- Greenville49 schools
- Charleston31 schools
- North Charleston29 schools
- Spartanburg28 schools
- Rock Hill26 schools
- Summerville26 schools
- Myrtle Beach25 schools
Questions about schools in Belton
How many public schools are in Belton, SC?
5 public schools with an address in Belton were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 1,935 students. 1 are charter schools.Which districts run Belton's schools?
Anderson 02 (4 schools), Charter Institute at Erskine (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25