William Memorial Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · St. George, South Carolina

William Memorial Elementary in St. George, South Carolina enrolled 553 students in 2024-25 with 42.0 full-time teachers, 13.2 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). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

574 students in 2022-23, 597 students in 2023-24, 553 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 42.0.

Students enrolled at William Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 574, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 55302004006002022-235742023-245972024-25553
Students enrolled at William Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 574, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 55302004006002022-235742023-245972024-25553
Students enrolled at William Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 574, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 55302004006002022-235742023-245972024-25553
Students enrolled at William Memorial Elementary by school year2022-23: 574, 2023-24: 597, 2024-25: 55302004006002022-235742023-245972024-25553
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357449.011.7
2023-2459746.013.0
2024-2555342.013.2

13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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 13.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; This school 13.2; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state 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 260 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William Memorial Elementary enrolled 520 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 260 of the 520 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent19.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.1% of students were Black, 40.5% White, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.1%
  2. White40.5%
  3. Two or more races7.8%
  4. Hispanic5.2%
  5. Asian1.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 William Memorial Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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, 2021-2243%42%52.1%
Math, 2022-2346%26% (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.

What to look at next about William Memorial Elementary

  1. Harleyville ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 248 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Lockett ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 239 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare William Memorial Elementary with Harleyville ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dorchester School District Four spends per student$19,434 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,434
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaWilliam Memorial Elementary is the number 282 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#282 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.2:1
  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 William Memorial Elementary

  1. How many students attend William Memorial Elementary?
    553 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 574 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St. George, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at William Memorial Elementary?
    13.2 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 William Memorial Elementary a Title I school?
    William Memorial Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at William Memorial Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at William Memorial Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 William Memorial Elementary in?
    Dorchester School District Four, NCES district ID 4500002. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450000200444 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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