Cheraw Primary

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

Cheraw Primary in Cheraw, South Carolina enrolled 443 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

468 students in 2022-23, 463 students in 2023-24, 443 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Cheraw Primary by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 463, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234682023-244632024-25443
Students enrolled at Cheraw Primary by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 463, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234682023-244632024-25443
Students enrolled at Cheraw Primary by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 463, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234682023-244632024-25443
Students enrolled at Cheraw Primary by school year2022-23: 468, 2023-24: 463, 2024-25: 44302004006002022-234682023-244632024-25443
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2346834.013.8
2023-2446333.014.0
2024-2544331.014.3

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; Cheraw Primary 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCheraw Primary 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Cheraw Primary 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCheraw Primary 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Cheraw Primary 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCheraw Primary 14.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Cheraw Primary 14.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCheraw Primary 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 405 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cheraw Primary enrolled 405 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 405 of the 405 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions43
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.0% of students were Black, 34.1% White, 10.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black49.0%
  2. White34.1%
  3. Two or more races10.8%
  4. Hispanic5.0%
  5. Asian1.1%

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 Cheraw

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cheraw Primary44314.3100.0%
Cheraw Intermediate40714.1100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cheraw Primary

  1. Cheraw IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 407 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Wallace Elementary/MiddleThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.6 miles away: 411 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare Cheraw Primary with Cheraw IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chesterfield County School District spends per student$13,181 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,181
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaCheraw Primary is the number 407 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#407 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 Cheraw Primary

  1. How many students attend Cheraw Primary?
    443 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 468 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cheraw, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheraw Primary?
    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 Cheraw Primary a Title I school?
    Cheraw Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Cheraw Primary in?
    Chesterfield County School District, NCES district ID 4501560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450156000303 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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