📍 1225 Weldon Way, Graniteville, Aiken County, 29829
Byrd Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Graniteville, Aiken County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aiken 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Byrd Elementary enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 35% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 657 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Byrd Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 25, state house district 81.
Byrd Elementary is one of 40 schools in Aiken 01, based in Aiken, South Carolina. The district serves 22,916 students district-wide and employs 1,569 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 657 students, Byrd Elementary is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe