📍 202 Watkins Street, Belton, Anderson County, 29627
Belton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belton, Anderson County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 02 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Belton Elementary enrolls 372 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Black or African American and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 372 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Belton Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 4, state house district 7.
Belton Elementary is one of 7 schools in Anderson 02, based in Honea Path, South Carolina. The district serves 3,404 students district-wide and employs 227 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Belton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe