📍 4937 South Irby Street, Effingham, Florence County, 29541
Dewey-Carter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Effingham, Florence County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Florence 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dewey-Carter Elementary enrolls 583 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 41% White and 8.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 254 | 44% |
| White | 238 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
583 of the school's 583 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 583 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.
Dewey-Carter 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-70, state senate district 31, state house district 60.
Dewey-Carter Elementary is one of 25 schools in Florence 01, based in Florence, South Carolina. The district serves 15,861 students district-wide and employs 1,147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 583 students, Dewey-Carter Elementary is close to the district average of about 634 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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