📍 15269 Indian Mound Road, Ware Shoals, Laurens County, 29692
Ware Shoals Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ware Shoals, Laurens County. The school has 370 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Greenwood 51 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ware Shoals Primary enrolls 370 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 16% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 370 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 370 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.
Ware Shoals Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 9, state house district 14.
Ware Shoals Primary is one of 3 schools in Greenwood 51, based in Ware Shoals, South Carolina. The district serves 888 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 370 students, Ware Shoals Primary is larger than the district average of about 296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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