Petersburg Primary

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

Petersburg Primary in Pageland, South Carolina enrolled 418 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

434 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 418 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Petersburg Primary by school year2022-23: 434, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234342023-244232024-25418
Students enrolled at Petersburg Primary by school year2022-23: 434, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234342023-244232024-25418
Students enrolled at Petersburg Primary by school year2022-23: 434, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234342023-244232024-25418
Students enrolled at Petersburg Primary by school year2022-23: 434, 2023-24: 423, 2024-25: 41802004006002022-234342023-244232024-25418
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343431.014.0
2023-2442329.014.6
2024-2541830.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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; Petersburg Primary 13.9; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPetersburg Primary 13.9state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Petersburg Primary 13.9; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPetersburg Primary 13.9state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Petersburg Primary 13.9; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPetersburg Primary 13.9state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Petersburg Primary 13.9; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPetersburg Primary 13.9state 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 311 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Petersburg Primary enrolled 311 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 311 of the 311 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.7% of students were Black, 24.2% Hispanic, 23.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black39.7%
  2. Hispanic24.2%
  3. White23.0%
  4. Two or more races12.9%
  5. Asian0.2%

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 Pageland

2 public elementary schools in Pageland report 2024-25 enrollment; Petersburg Primary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Petersburg Primary41813.9100.0%
Pageland Elementary36515.2100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Petersburg Primary

  1. Pageland ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 365 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Jefferson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.4 miles away: 329 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
  3. Compare Petersburg Primary with Pageland ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chesterfield County School District spends per student$13,181 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,181
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaPetersburg Primary is the number 446 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#446 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  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 Petersburg Primary

  1. How many students attend Petersburg Primary?
    418 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 434 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pageland, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Petersburg Primary?
    13.9 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.
  3. Is Petersburg Primary a Title I school?
    Petersburg Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Petersburg Primary in?
    Chesterfield County School District, NCES district ID 4501560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450156000307 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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