📍 350 Murray Road, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 29115
Mellichamp Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County. The school has 204 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orangeburg school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mellichamp Elementary enrolls 204 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.9% White and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 185 | 91% |
| White | 8 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 204 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 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.
Mellichamp Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 39, state house district 66.
Mellichamp Elementary is one of 28 schools in Orangeburg, based in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The district serves 10,089 students district-wide and employs 739 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 204 students, Mellichamp Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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