📍 916 McKelvey Road, Pelzer, Greenville County, 29669
Fork Shoals School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelzer, Greenville County. The school has 792 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fork Shoals School enrolls 792 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 13% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 555 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 792 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Fork Shoals School 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 9, state house district 28.
Fork Shoals School 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 792 students, Fork Shoals School is close to the district average of about 845 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe