Elementary · South Carolina

Wellford Academy of Science and Technology

Free meals for all

Wellford Academy of Science and Technology, a public elementary school in Wellford, South Carolina: grades pre-k–5, 654 students, 12.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Spartanburg 05.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 654
Teachers (FTE): 54.0
Students per teacher: 12.1
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 73% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 505 · 691 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Midsize suburb
Run by: Spartanburg 05

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Location

Address: 864 Syphrit Road, Wellford, SC 29385
Phone: (864)949-2385
City or town: Wellford
County: Spartanburg County

Quality of life in Wellford Schools in Wellford

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Global Academy of SCCharter	K–7	598	13.6	1.9 mi
Duncan Elementary School of the ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	670	11.2	2.4 mi
Fairforest Elementary	K–5	805	13.6	2.8 mi
Tyger River ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	473	11.6	3.3 mi
Berry Shoals ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	11.8	3.7 mi
Lyman ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	750	13.2	4.3 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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