📍 135 Saints Avenue, St. Matthews, Calhoun County, 29135
St. Matthews K-8 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St. Matthews, Calhoun County. The school has 553 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 13.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. Matthews K-8 School enrolls 553 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 12% White and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 430 | 78% |
| White | 69 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
553 of the school's 553 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 553 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.
St. Matthews K-8 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 39, state house district 93.
St. Matthews K-8 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 553 students, St. Matthews K-8 School is close to the district average of about 488 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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