📍 1730 Jefferson Davis Highway, Camden, Kershaw County, 29020
Jackson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Camden, Kershaw County. The school has 505 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson School enrolls 505 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 31% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 201 | 40% |
| White | 155 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
505 of the school's 505 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 505 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.
Jackson School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-50, state senate district 27, state house district 52.
Jackson School is one of 17 schools in Kershaw 01, based in Camden, South Carolina. The district serves 11,135 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 505 students, Jackson School is smaller than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe