📍 150 T.M. Cook Road, Ridgeway, Fairfield County, 29130
Geiger Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ridgeway, Fairfield County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Geiger Elementary enrolls 259 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 17% White and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 199 | 77% |
| White | 44 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 259 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 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.
Geiger 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 17, state house district 41.
Geiger Elementary is one of 8 schools in Fairfield 01, based in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The district serves 2,103 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Geiger Elementary is close to the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe