📍 628 Railroad Avenue West, Hampton, Hampton County, 29924
Ben Hazel Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hampton, Hampton County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hampton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
Ben Hazel Primary enrolls 216 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 44% Black or African American and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 44% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
216 of the school's 216 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 216 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.
Ben Hazel Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 40, state house district 122.
Ben Hazel Primary 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 216 students, Ben Hazel Primary is close to the district average of about 227 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote