Black Street Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Walterboro, South Carolina

Black Street Early Childhood Center in Walterboro, South Carolina enrolled 358 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

309 students in 2022-23, 328 students in 2023-24, 358 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Black Street Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-233092023-243282024-25358
Students enrolled at Black Street Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-233092023-243282024-25358
Students enrolled at Black Street Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-233092023-243282024-25358
Students enrolled at Black Street Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 309, 2023-24: 328, 2024-25: 35801002003004002022-233092023-243282024-25358
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330922.014.0
2023-2432821.015.6
2024-2535825.014.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools

Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 209 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Black Street Early Childhood Center enrolled 209 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 209 of the 209 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.8% of students were Black, 31.8% White, 9.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black47.8%
  2. White31.8%
  3. Hispanic9.8%
  4. Two or more races8.9%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Walterboro

4 public elementary schools in Walterboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Black Street Early Childhood Center is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Forest Hills Elementary47212.4100.0%
Northside Elementary42814.8100.0%
Black Street Early Childhood Center35814.3100.0%
Hendersonville Elementary32413.5100.0%

All public schools in Walterboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Black Street Early Childhood Center

  1. Forest Hills ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 472 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  2. Northside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 428 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Black Street Early Childhood Center with Forest Hills ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Colleton County School District spends per student$14,940 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,940
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaBlack Street Early Childhood Center is the number 518 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#518 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Black Street Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Black Street Early Childhood Center?
    358 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 309 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Walterboro, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Street Early Childhood Center?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Black Street Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Black Street Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Black Street Early Childhood Center in?
    Colleton County School District, NCES district ID 4501830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450183000333 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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