📍 402 Hardin Street, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, 29702
Blacksburg Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blacksburg, Cherokee County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blacksburg Elementary enrolls 362 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 13% Black or African American and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 362 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 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 Elementary 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 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 362 students, Blacksburg 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 - Distant
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