📍 565 Spring Haven Drive, North Augusta, Edgefield County, 29860
Merriwether Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Augusta, Edgefield County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edgefield 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merriwether Elementary enrolls 768 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 17% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 522 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 768 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Merriwether 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 83.
Merriwether Elementary is one of 8 schools in Edgefield 01, based in Johnston, South Carolina. The district serves 3,069 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 768 students, Merriwether Elementary is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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