📍 301 Dearborn Street, Great Falls, Chester County, 29055
Great Falls Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Great Falls, Chester County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Great Falls Elementary enrolls 348 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 39% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 134 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 348 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 348 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.
Great Falls 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 17, state house district 43.
Great Falls Elementary is one of 12 schools in Chester 01, based in Chester, South Carolina. The district serves 4,523 students district-wide and employs 374 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Great Falls Elementary is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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