Pritchardville Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Bluffton, South Carolina

Pritchardville Elementary in Bluffton, South Carolina enrolled 887 students in 2024-25 with 78.5 full-time teachers, 11.3 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). On the state tests, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 61% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

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

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

1,005 students in 2022-23, 939 students in 2023-24, 887 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.5 to 78.5.

Students enrolled at Pritchardville Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 939, 2024-25: 88705001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249392024-25887
Students enrolled at Pritchardville Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 939, 2024-25: 88705001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249392024-25887
Students enrolled at Pritchardville Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 939, 2024-25: 88705001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249392024-25887
Students enrolled at Pritchardville Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,005, 2023-24: 939, 2024-25: 88705001k1.5k2022-231,0052023-249392024-25887
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,00571.514.1
2023-2493983.011.3
2024-2588778.511.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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 11.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.3; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state 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 489 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pritchardville Elementary enrolled 978 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 489 of the 978 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.3% of students were White, 33.8% Hispanic, 7.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White51.3%
  2. Hispanic33.8%
  3. Black7.4%
  4. Two or more races6.3%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Pritchardville Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2258%53%52.1%
Math, 2022-2361%44% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bluffton

6 public elementary schools in Bluffton report 2024-25 enrollment; Pritchardville Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
River Ridge Academy1,13413.418.2%
Pritchardville Elementary88711.320.7%
Bluffton Elementary70910.426.1%
Michael C. Riley Elementary7049.636.8%
Okatie Elementary64813.321.3%
Red Cedar Elementary63610.834.1%

All public schools in Bluffton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pritchardville Elementary

  1. River Ridge AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 1,134 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Bluffton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.4 miles away: 709 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Pritchardville Elementary with River Ridge AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Beaufort County School District spends per student$17,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,232
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaPritchardville Elementary is the number 46 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#46 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.11.3:1
  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 Pritchardville Elementary

  1. How many students attend Pritchardville Elementary?
    887 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,005 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bluffton, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pritchardville Elementary?
    11.3 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.
  3. Is Pritchardville Elementary a Title I school?
    Pritchardville Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pritchardville Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pritchardville Elementary scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 61% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Pritchardville Elementary in?
    Beaufort County School District, NCES district ID 4501110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450111001549 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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