📍 1906 North Rocky River Road, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 29720
Buford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 779 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buford Elementary enrolls 779 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6% Black or African American and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 660 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 47 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
548 of the school's 779 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 489 qualify for free lunch and 59 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.
Buford Elementary 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-50, state senate district 16, state house district 53.
Buford Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lancaster 01, based in Lancaster, South Carolina. The district serves 15,417 students district-wide and employs 989 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 779 students, Buford Elementary is larger than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant