📍 111 Bethel School Road, Simpsonville, Greenville County, 29681
Bethel Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Simpsonville, Greenville County. The school has 897 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethel Elementary enrolls 897 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 549 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 101 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 897 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Bethel Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 8, state house district 27.
Bethel Elementary is one of 92 schools in Greenville 01, based in Greenville, South Carolina. The district serves 77,774 students district-wide and employs 5,223 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 897 students, Bethel Elementary is close to the district average of about 845 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small