W.M. Anderson Primary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Kingstree, South Carolina
W.M. Anderson Primary in Kingstree, South Carolina enrolled 364 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
433 students in 2022-23, 399 students in 2023-24, 364 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 28.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 433 | 24.0 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 29.0 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 364 | 28.0 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 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.
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 347 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W.M. Anderson Primary enrolled 347 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 347 of the 347 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent40.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.4% of students were Black, 6.4% White, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black89.4%
- White6.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.8%
- Hispanic0.3%
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 Kingstree
2 public elementary schools in Kingstree report 2024-25 enrollment; W.M. Anderson Primary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.M. Anderson Primary | 364 | 13.0 | 100.0% |
| Kenneth Gardner Elementary | 362 | 13.7 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about W.M. Anderson Primary
- Kenneth Gardner ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 362 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Main Street ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 318 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare W.M. Anderson Primary with Kenneth Gardner ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Williamsburg 01 spends per student$21,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,582
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaW.M. Anderson Primary is the number 508 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#508 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.0:1
- 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 W.M. Anderson Primary
How many students attend W.M. Anderson Primary?
364 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 433 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kingstree, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at W.M. Anderson Primary?
13.0 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.Is W.M. Anderson Primary a Title I school?
W.M. Anderson Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is W.M. Anderson Primary in?
Williamsburg 01, NCES district ID 4503780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450378001094 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.