Lake City Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Lake City, South Carolina
Lake City Early Childhood Center in Lake City, South Carolina enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
379 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.4 to 23.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 379 | 25.4 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 24.1 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 357 | 23.3 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 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 316 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake City Early Childhood Center enrolled 316 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 316 of the 316 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were Black, 3.9% White, 3.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black89.4%
- White3.9%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian1.1%
- Asian0.8%
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 Lake City
2 public elementary schools in Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake City Early Childhood Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Early Childhood Center | 357 | 15.3 | 100.0% |
| Main Street Elementary | 318 | 19.3 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake City Early Childhood Center
- Main Street ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 318 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Scranton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 389 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare Lake City Early Childhood Center with Main Street ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Florence County School District Three spends per student$15,537 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,537
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaLake City Early Childhood Center is the number 520 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#520 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.3:1
- 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 Lake City Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Lake City Early Childhood Center?
357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 379 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lake City, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake City Early Childhood Center?
15.3 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.Is Lake City Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Lake City Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lake City Early Childhood Center in?
Florence County School District Three, NCES district ID 4502190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450219001641 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.