Edisto Primary

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

Edisto Primary in Cordova, South Carolina enrolled 635 students in 2024-25 with 42.1 full-time teachers, 15.1 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

554 students in 2022-23, 683 students in 2023-24, 635 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.4 to 42.1.

Students enrolled at Edisto Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-235542023-246832024-25635
Students enrolled at Edisto Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-235542023-246832024-25635
Students enrolled at Edisto Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-235542023-246832024-25635
Students enrolled at Edisto Primary by school year2022-23: 554, 2023-24: 683, 2024-25: 63502004006008002022-235542023-246832024-25635
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2355433.416.6
2023-2468342.216.2
2024-2563542.115.1

15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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; Edisto Primary 15.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEdisto Primary 15.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Edisto Primary 15.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherEdisto Primary 15.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Edisto Primary 15.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEdisto Primary 15.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Edisto Primary 15.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherEdisto Primary 15.1state 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 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Edisto Primary enrolled 420 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 210 of the 420 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent33.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.7% of students were Black, 33.7% White, 8.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black51.7%
  2. White33.7%
  3. Hispanic8.2%
  4. Two or more races5.2%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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.

What to look at next about Edisto Primary

  1. Richard Carroll ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 689 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Denmark-Olar ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 232 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Edisto Primary with Richard Carroll ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Orangeburg County School District spends per student$16,571 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,571
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaEdisto Primary is the number 202 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#202 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  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 Edisto Primary

  1. How many students attend Edisto Primary?
    635 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 554 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cordova, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Edisto Primary?
    15.1 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 Edisto Primary a Title I school?
    Edisto Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Edisto Primary in?
    Orangeburg County School District, NCES district ID 4503910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450391000860 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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