📍 940 Old Bush River Road, Chapin, Lexington County, 29036
Chapin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chapin, Lexington County. The school has 790 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chapin Elementary enrolls 790 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 613 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 790 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Chapin Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 18, state house district 85.
Chapin Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 790 students, Chapin Elementary is close to the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe