📍 985 Fairfield Road, Chesnee, Spartanburg County, 29323
Chesnee Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chesnee, Spartanburg County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chesnee Elementary enrolls 606 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9.4% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 500 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 606 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Chesnee Elementary 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-50, state senate district 11, state house district 38.
Chesnee Elementary is one of 14 schools in Spartanburg 02, based in Chesnee, South Carolina. The district serves 11,806 students district-wide and employs 849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 606 students, Chesnee Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 843 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe