📍 131 Yemassee Highway, Yemassee, Hampton County, 29945
Fennell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yemassee, Hampton County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hampton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Fennell Elementary enrolls 126 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 16% White and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 91 | 72% |
| White | 20 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 126 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 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.
Fennell Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 45, state house district 122.
Fennell Elementary is one of 10 schools in Hampton, based in Varnville, South Carolina. The district serves 2,272 students district-wide and employs 214 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Fennell Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant