Public schools in Elgin, SC
Elgin has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,027 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Richland School District 2 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 Elgin's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Elgin | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland School District 2 | 4 | 28,510 | $14,024 |
| Kershaw County School District | 2 | 11,138 | $11,753 |
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 Elgin, 662 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie M. Stover Middle | 662 | 15.0 | 66.3% | Kershaw County |
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.
5 elementary schools in Elgin, 3,365 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Elementary | 880 | 13.7 | 67.5% | Richland |
| Blaney Elementary | 750 | 14.2 | 100.0% | Kershaw County |
| Catawba Trail Elementary | 636 | 12.7 | 59.4% | Richland |
| Bridge Creek Elementary | 564 | 12.1 | 79.7% | Richland |
| Bookman Road Elementary | 535 | 12.3 | 62.1% | Richland |
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 Elgin's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Elgin school has 13.2 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 17% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 649 students (state 554).
| Elgin | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.2 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 649 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 17% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 17% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Elgin 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 Elgin
- Richland School District 2Runs 4 of Elgin's 6 public schools and spent $14,024 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,024
- Compare Richland School District 2 with Kershaw County School DistrictElgin'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 an Elgin 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 Elgin
How many public schools are in Elgin, SC?
6 public schools with an address in Elgin were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,027 students.Which districts run Elgin's schools?
Richland School District 2 (4 schools), Kershaw County School District (2 schools). 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