📍 128 Corinth Road, Gaffney, Cherokee County, 29340
Corinth Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gaffney, Cherokee County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Corinth Elementary enrolls 334 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.2% Black or African American and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
252 of the school's 334 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Corinth Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
Corinth Elementary is one of 15 schools in Cherokee 01, based in Gaffney, South Carolina. The district serves 7,525 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Corinth Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe