📍 1010 East Cherokee Street, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, 29702
Blacksburg Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blacksburg, Cherokee County. The school has 394 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blacksburg Primary enrolls 394 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Black or African American and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 394 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 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.
Blacksburg Primary 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 30.
Blacksburg Primary 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 394 students, Blacksburg Primary 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 - Distant