Indian Land Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Indian Land, South Carolina
Indian Land Elementary in Indian Land, South Carolina enrolled 1,042 students in 2024-25 with 65.5 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 76% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
1,035 students in 2022-23, 1,041 students in 2023-24, 1,042 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.7 to 65.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 64.7 | 16.0 |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 68.8 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,042 | 65.5 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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.
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 501 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Indian Land Elementary enrolled 1,002 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 501 of the 1,002 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent10.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.0% of students were White, 12.8% Hispanic, 11.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White61.0%
- Hispanic12.8%
- Black11.4%
- Asian8.1%
- Two or more races6.3%
- American Indian0.4%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Indian Land Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70% | 52% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 76% | 45% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Indian Land
2 public elementary schools in Indian Land report 2024-25 enrollment; Indian Land Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Elementary | 1,161 | 16.8 | 16.6% |
| Indian Land Elementary | 1,042 | 15.9 | 21.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Indian Land Elementary
- Doby's Bridge ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 794 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Harrisburg ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.4 miles away: 1,161 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
- Compare Indian Land Elementary with Doby's Bridge ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lancaster 01 spends per student$12,216 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,216
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaIndian Land Elementary is the number 23 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- 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 Indian Land Elementary
How many students attend Indian Land Elementary?
1,042 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,035 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Indian Land, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Land Elementary?
15.9 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.Is Indian Land Elementary a Title I school?
Indian Land Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Indian Land Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Indian Land Elementary scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 76% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Indian Land Elementary in?
Lancaster 01, NCES district ID 4502580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450258000678 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.