📍 506 Neely Ferry Road, Simpsonville, Greenville County, 29681
Plain Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Simpsonville, Greenville County. The school has 932 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenville 01 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plain Elementary enrolls 932 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 581 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 7.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 932 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
Plain Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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.
Plain 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 932 students, Plain 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: Suburb - Midsize