Laurel Hill Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

Laurel Hill Primary in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina enrolled 691 students in 2024-25 with 44.5 full-time teachers, 15.5 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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

739 students in 2022-23, 736 students in 2023-24, 691 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.5 to 44.5.

Students enrolled at Laurel Hill Primary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 69102004006008002022-237392023-247362024-25691
Students enrolled at Laurel Hill Primary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 69102004006008002022-237392023-247362024-25691
Students enrolled at Laurel Hill Primary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 69102004006008002022-237392023-247362024-25691
Students enrolled at Laurel Hill Primary by school year2022-23: 739, 2023-24: 736, 2024-25: 69102004006008002022-237392023-247362024-25691
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373944.516.6
2023-2473644.516.5
2024-2569144.515.5

15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 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; Laurel Hill Primary 15.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherLaurel Hill Primary 15.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Laurel Hill Primary 15.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherLaurel Hill Primary 15.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Laurel Hill Primary 15.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherLaurel Hill Primary 15.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Laurel Hill Primary 15.5; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherLaurel Hill Primary 15.5state 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 677 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Laurel Hill Primary enrolled 677 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 677 of the 677 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.3% of students were White, 7.7% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.3%
  2. Hispanic7.7%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Black3.9%
  5. Asian2.6%

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 Mt. Pleasant

9 public elementary schools in Mt. Pleasant report 2024-25 enrollment; Laurel Hill Primary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jennie Moore Elementary99315.323.1%
Carolina Park Elementary93116.613.0%
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary76716.117.3%
James B. Edwards Elementary76714.524.5%
Laurel Hill Primary69115.516.1%
Belle Hall Elementary64917.315.8%
Charles Pinckney Elementary64417.213.9%
East Cooper Montessori Charter43314.319.9%

All public schools in Mt. Pleasant →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Laurel Hill Primary

  1. Charles Pinckney ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 644 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Carolina Park ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 931 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Laurel Hill Primary with Charles Pinckney ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charleston County School District spends per student$16,635 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,635
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaLaurel Hill Primary is the number 157 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#157 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.5:1
  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 Laurel Hill Primary

  1. How many students attend Laurel Hill Primary?
    691 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 739 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Hill Primary?
    15.5 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 Laurel Hill Primary a Title I school?
    Laurel Hill Primary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Laurel Hill Primary in?
    Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144000944 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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