Sandhills Primary

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Swansea, South Carolina

Sandhills Primary in Swansea, South Carolina enrolled 509 students in 2024-25 with 36.0 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

506 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 509 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 36.0.

Students enrolled at Sandhills Primary by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-235062023-245102024-25509
Students enrolled at Sandhills Primary by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-235062023-245102024-25509
Students enrolled at Sandhills Primary by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-235062023-245102024-25509
Students enrolled at Sandhills Primary by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 50902004006002022-235062023-245102024-25509
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350637.013.7
2023-2451037.513.6
2024-2550936.014.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 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; Sandhills Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherSandhills Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Sandhills Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherSandhills Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Sandhills Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherSandhills Primary 14.1state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Sandhills Primary 14.1; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherSandhills Primary 14.1state 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 456 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sandhills Primary enrolled 456 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 456 of the 456 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent31.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.5% of students were White, 21.0% Black, 18.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White52.5%
  2. Black21.0%
  3. Hispanic18.9%
  4. Two or more races3.5%
  5. American Indian2.9%
  6. Pacific Islander1.0%
  7. 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 Swansea

4 public elementary schools in Swansea report 2024-25 enrollment; Sandhills Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sandy Run School55912.6100.0%
Sandhills Primary50914.1100.0%
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center49513.0100.0%
Sandhills Elementary49113.1100.0%

All public schools in Swansea →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sandhills Primary

  1. Sandhills ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 491 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Forts Pond ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 478 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  3. Compare Sandhills Primary with Sandhills ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington 04 spends per student$13,672 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,672
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSandhills Primary is the number 336 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#336 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  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 Sandhills Primary

  1. How many students attend Sandhills Primary?
    509 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 506 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Swansea, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandhills Primary?
    14.1 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 Sandhills Primary a Title I school?
    Sandhills Primary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Sandhills Primary in?
    Lexington 04, NCES district ID 4502790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450279000631 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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