📍 1221 Holly Springs Road, Lyman, Spartanburg County, 29365
Lyman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lyman, Spartanburg County. The school has 835 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 05 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lyman Elementary enrolls 835 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 18 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
584 of the school's 835 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 81 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.
Lyman 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 5, state house district 36.
Lyman Elementary is one of 12 schools in Spartanburg 05, based in Duncan, South Carolina. The district serves 11,066 students district-wide and employs 716 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 835 students, Lyman Elementary is close to the district average of about 922 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe