📍 5901 Belton Highway, Belton, Anderson County, 29627
Belton Preparatory Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belton, Anderson County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belton Preparatory Academy enrolls 245 students across grades K–6. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.6% Black or African American and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 245 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Belton Preparatory Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. 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 4, state house district 7.
Belton Preparatory Academy is one of 24 schools in Charter Institute at Erskine, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 26,014 students district-wide and employs 1,131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Belton Preparatory Academy is smaller than the district average of about 1,084 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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