📍 400 West Butler Avenue, Saluda, Saluda County, 29138
Saluda Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saluda, Saluda County. The school has 358 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saluda 01 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Saluda Elementary enrolls 358 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 23% |
| White | 70 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 358 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 358 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.
Saluda 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 10, state house district 39.
Saluda Elementary is one of 5 schools in Saluda 01, based in Saluda, South Carolina. The district serves 2,525 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 358 students, Saluda Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 505 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote