Blacksburg Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Blacksburg, South Carolina

Blacksburg Primary in Blacksburg, South Carolina enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 23.8 full-time teachers, 15.3 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

394 students in 2022-23, 372 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.8 to 23.8.

Students enrolled at Blacksburg Primary by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233942023-243722024-25363
Students enrolled at Blacksburg Primary by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233942023-243722024-25363
Students enrolled at Blacksburg Primary by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233942023-243722024-25363
Students enrolled at Blacksburg Primary by school year2022-23: 394, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233942023-243722024-25363
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339424.815.9
2023-2437223.815.6
2024-2536323.815.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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; Blacksburg Primary 15.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBlacksburg Primary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Blacksburg Primary 15.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherBlacksburg Primary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Blacksburg Primary 15.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBlacksburg Primary 15.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Blacksburg Primary 15.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherBlacksburg Primary 15.3state 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 402 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blacksburg Primary enrolled 402 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 402 of the 402 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent24.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.2% of students were White, 10.5% Black, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.2%
  2. Black10.5%
  3. Two or more races8.3%
  4. Hispanic5.5%
  5. Asian0.6%

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 Blacksburg

2 public elementary schools in Blacksburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Blacksburg Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blacksburg Primary36315.3100.0%
Blacksburg Elementary32313.9100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blacksburg Primary

  1. Blacksburg ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 323 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Bethany ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 388 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
  3. Compare Blacksburg Primary with Blacksburg ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cherokee County School District spends per student$13,668 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,668
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaBlacksburg Primary is the number 510 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#510 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  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 Blacksburg Primary

  1. How many students attend Blacksburg Primary?
    363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Blacksburg, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blacksburg Primary?
    15.3 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 Blacksburg Primary a Title I school?
    Blacksburg Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Blacksburg Primary in?
    Cherokee County School District, NCES district ID 4501500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450150000859 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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