📍 329 Deadfall Road West, Greenwood, Greenwood County, 29649
Merrywood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greenwood, Greenwood County. The school has 515 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenwood 50 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Merrywood Elementary enrolls 515 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 39% Black or African American and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 247 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 515 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 515 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.
Merrywood Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 10, state house district 13.
Merrywood Elementary is one of 13 schools in Greenwood 50, based in Greenwood, South Carolina. The district serves 8,477 students district-wide and employs 645 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 515 students, Merrywood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 652 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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