📍 150 McDowell Street, Pacolet, Spartanburg County, 29372
Pacolet Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pacolet, Spartanburg County. The school has 410 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 03 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths.
Pacolet Elementary enrolls 410 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 16% Black or African American and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 286 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 410 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 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.
Pacolet 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-40, state senate district 13, state house district 33.
Pacolet Elementary is one of 5 schools in Spartanburg 03, based in Glendale, South Carolina. The district serves 2,748 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 410 students, Pacolet Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 550 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe