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Palmetto Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1 Roberts Boulevard
Williamston, SC 29697
Phone
(864) 847-5442
District
Anderson 01
County
ANDERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
565
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.4% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Palmetto Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
63%
53%
61%
53%
64%
53%
63%
53%
61%
53%
64%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
60%
52%
67%
57%
52%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
50%
61%
55%
44%
44%
53%
50%
61%
55%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 55 9.7%
Kindergarten 92 16.3%
Grade 1 78 13.8%
Grade 2 84 14.9%
Grade 3 93 16.5%
Grade 4 82 14.5%
Grade 5 81 14.3%
Total 565 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 68.5% 79.5% 50.8%
Black 9.0% 8.0% 33.4%
Hispanic 21.7% 10.8% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.5% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 84.2% 54.7% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 76.3% 48.7% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 5.9% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 58,817 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 376.9 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,884 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.7% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,759 $62,420,000 39.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $759 $8,223,040 5.2%
Staff $364 $3,947,000 2.5%
General Administration $65 $709,000 0.4%
School Administration $551 $5,971,000 3.8%
Operation $766 $8,302,000 5.2%
Transportation $300 $3,251,960 2.0%
Other $245 $2,653,000 1.7%
Total Support $3,050 $33,057,000 20.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,877 $63,702,000 40.0%
Total Expenditures $14,686 $159,179,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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