Easterling Primary

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

Easterling Primary in Marion, South Carolina enrolled 431 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

477 students in 2022-23, 453 students in 2023-24, 431 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at Easterling Primary by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-234772023-244532024-25431
Students enrolled at Easterling Primary by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-234772023-244532024-25431
Students enrolled at Easterling Primary by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-234772023-244532024-25431
Students enrolled at Easterling Primary by school year2022-23: 477, 2023-24: 453, 2024-25: 43102004006002022-234772023-244532024-25431
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347724.019.9
2023-2445325.018.1
2024-2543127.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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; Easterling Primary 16.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEasterling Primary 16.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Easterling Primary 16.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEasterling Primary 16.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Easterling Primary 16.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEasterling Primary 16.0state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Easterling Primary 16.0; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEasterling Primary 16.0state 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 435 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Easterling Primary enrolled 435 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 435 of the 435 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent30.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.5% of students were Black, 14.4% White, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black74.5%
  2. White14.4%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. Hispanic4.4%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Marion

3 public elementary schools in Marion report 2024-25 enrollment; Easterling Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Easterling Primary43116.0100.0%
Marion Intermediate39022.9100.0%
Creek Bridge STEM Academy32416.2100.0%

All public schools in Marion →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Easterling Primary

  1. Marion IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 390 students, 22.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. North Mullins PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 372 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  3. Compare Easterling Primary with Marion IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Marion County School District spends per student$15,411 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,411
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaEasterling Primary is the number 419 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.16.0:1
  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 Easterling Primary

  1. How many students attend Easterling Primary?
    431 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 477 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Marion, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Easterling Primary?
    16.0 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 Easterling Primary a Title I school?
    Easterling Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Easterling Primary in?
    Marion County School District, NCES district ID 4503908. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390800761 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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