Long Cane Primary

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

Long Cane Primary in Abbeville, South Carolina enrolled 368 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

335 students in 2022-23, 384 students in 2023-24, 368 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Long Cane Primary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233352023-243842024-25368
Students enrolled at Long Cane Primary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233352023-243842024-25368
Students enrolled at Long Cane Primary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233352023-243842024-25368
Students enrolled at Long Cane Primary by school year2022-23: 335, 2023-24: 384, 2024-25: 36801002003004002022-233352023-243842024-25368
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333524.014.0
2023-2438427.014.2
2024-2536829.012.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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; Long Cane Primary 12.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherLong Cane Primary 12.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Long Cane Primary 12.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherLong Cane Primary 12.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Long Cane Primary 12.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherLong Cane Primary 12.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Long Cane Primary 12.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherLong Cane Primary 12.7state 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 360 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Long Cane Primary enrolled 360 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 360 of the 360 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent15.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.7% of students were Black, 42.2% White, 3.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.7%
  2. White42.2%
  3. Hispanic3.5%
  4. Two or more races3.0%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

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 Abbeville

3 public elementary schools in Abbeville report 2024-25 enrollment; Long Cane Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Long Cane Primary36812.7100.0%
Westwood Elementary29612.9100.0%
Diamond Hill Elementary25212.672.9%

All public schools in Abbeville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Long Cane Primary

  1. Westwood ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.3 miles away: 296 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Hodges ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.9 miles away: 349 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
  3. Compare Long Cane Primary with Westwood ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Abbeville County School District spends per student$14,331 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,331
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaLong Cane Primary is the number 504 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#504 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  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 Long Cane Primary

  1. How many students attend Long Cane Primary?
    368 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 335 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Abbeville, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Long Cane Primary?
    12.7 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 Long Cane Primary a Title I school?
    Long Cane Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Long Cane Primary in?
    Abbeville County School District, NCES district ID 4500690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450069000071 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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