📍 214 E Main Street, Saluda, Polk County, 28773
Saluda Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saluda, Polk County. The school has 146 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Saluda Elementary School enrolls 146 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 146 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Saluda Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 113.
Saluda Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Polk County Schools, based in Columbus, North Carolina. The district serves 2,110 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 146 students, Saluda Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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