📍 2597 SC Highway 66, Whitmire, Newberry County, 29178
Whitmire Community School (Elementary) is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitmire, Newberry County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newberry 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitmire Community School (Elementary) enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 14% Black or African American and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
245 of the school's 245 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 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.
Whitmire Community School (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-30, state senate district 18, state house district 40.
Whitmire Community School (Elementary) is one of 14 schools in Newberry 01, based in Newberry, South Carolina. The district serves 5,714 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Whitmire Community School (Elementary) is smaller than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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