📍 450 Old Swamp Road, Swansea, Calhoun County, 29160
Sandy Run School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swansea, Calhoun County. The school has 570 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calhoun 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Run School enrolls 570 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 34% Black or African American and 6.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 327 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 193 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
570 of the school's 570 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 570 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandy Run School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 26, state house district 93.
Sandy Run School is one of 3 schools in Calhoun 01, based in St. Matthews, South Carolina. The district serves 1,465 students district-wide and employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 570 students, Sandy Run School is larger than the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant