Southside Early Childhood Center

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Hartsville, South Carolina

Southside Early Childhood Center in Hartsville, South Carolina enrolled 360 students in 2024-25 with 32.2 full-time teachers, 11.2 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 34%

324 students in 2022-23, 327 students in 2023-24, 360 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 32.2.

Students enrolled at Southside Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 36001002003004002022-233242023-243272024-25360
Students enrolled at Southside Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 36001002003004002022-233242023-243272024-25360
Students enrolled at Southside Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 36001002003004002022-233242023-243272024-25360
Students enrolled at Southside Early Childhood Center by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 36001002003004002022-233242023-243272024-25360
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332424.013.5
2023-2432730.810.6
2024-2536032.211.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 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 11.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 11.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state 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 232 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southside Early Childhood Center enrolled 232 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 232 of the 232 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent26.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.8% of students were Black, 34.4% White, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.8%
  2. White34.4%
  3. Two or more races7.5%
  4. Hispanic5.6%
  5. Asian1.7%

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 Hartsville

6 public elementary schools in Hartsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Southside Early Childhood Center is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bay Road Elementary56314.1100.0%
North Hartsville Elementary48614.7100.0%
Butler Academy39311.9100.0%
Southside Early Childhood Center36011.2100.0%
Carolina Elementary21212.8100.0%
Thornwell School for the Arts1889.9100.0%

All public schools in Hartsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Southside Early Childhood Center

  1. Butler AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 393 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Carolina ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 212 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Southside Early Childhood Center with Butler AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Darlington County School District spends per student$17,420 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,420
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouthside Early Childhood Center is the number 514 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#514 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.11.2:1
  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 Southside Early Childhood Center

  1. How many students attend Southside Early Childhood Center?
    360 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 324 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hartsville, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Southside Early Childhood Center?
    11.2 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 Southside Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
    Southside Early Childhood Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Southside Early Childhood Center in?
    Darlington County School District, NCES district ID 4501860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450186000100 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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