📍 1202 Pine Street, Pelion, Lexington County, 29123
Pelion Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelion, Lexington County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelion Elementary enrolls 611 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 432 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
611 of the school's 611 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 611 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.
Pelion 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-20, state senate district 23, state house district 96.
Pelion Elementary is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 611 students, Pelion Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant