📍 140 Lewis Rast Road, Swansea, Lexington County, 29160
Sandhills Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swansea, Lexington County. The school has 506 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 04 school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sandhills Primary enrolls 506 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 506 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 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.
Sandhills Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 26, state house district 93.
Sandhills Primary is one of 7 schools in Lexington 04, based in Swansea, South Carolina. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 506 students, Sandhills Primary is close to the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe