Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus

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

Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus in Blythewood, South Carolina enrolled 531 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 13.6 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).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%

494 students in 2022-23, 504 students in 2023-24, 531 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-234942023-245042024-25531
Students enrolled at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-234942023-245042024-25531
Students enrolled at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-234942023-245042024-25531
Students enrolled at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus by school year2022-23: 494, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 53102004006002022-234942023-245042024-25531
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349435.014.1
2023-2450438.013.3
2024-2553139.013.6

13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.6; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state 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 442 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus enrolled 442 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 442 of the 442 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent7.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.7% of students were Black, 27.3% White, 12.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black46.7%
  2. White27.3%
  3. Hispanic12.8%
  4. Two or more races10.5%
  5. Asian2.3%
  6. 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.

Elementary schools in Blythewood

6 public elementary schools in Blythewood report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Muller Road Middle1,24215.346.4%
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary71114.755.7%
Langford Elementary63115.163.5%
Round Top Elementary58112.642.5%
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus53113.648.6%
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus52314.343.4%

All public schools in Blythewood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus

  1. Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 523 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Bridge Creek ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 564 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus with Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Richland School District 2 spends per student$14,024 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,024
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaLake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus is the number 309 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#309 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.6:1
  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 Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus

  1. How many students attend Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus?
    531 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 494 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Blythewood, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus?
    13.6 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 Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus a Title I school?
    Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus in?
    Richland School District 2, NCES district ID 4503390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450339000650 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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