📍 108 North Rollins Drive, Kershaw, Lancaster County, 29067
Kershaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kershaw, Lancaster County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kershaw Elementary enrolls 538 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 23% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 341 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 538 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 538 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.
Kershaw Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 44.
Kershaw 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 538 students, Kershaw Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote