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Theodore Lester Elem

(843) 664-8459

Physical Address:
3501 East Palmetto ST
Florence, SC  29506
Mailing Address:
3501 E. Palmetto Street
Florence, SC  29506

School Information

District:
Florence 01
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Florence County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 6
Number of Students:
439

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Theodore Lester Elem

This School County Average State Average
Black 77.45% 56.07% 42.49%
White 19.36% 40.43% 49.94%
Hispanic 2.28% 2.62% 5.76%
American Indian 0.68% 0.36% 0.69%
Asian/Pacific 0.23% 1.59% 1.67%

Genders in Theodore Lester Elem

This School County Average State Average
Male 57.63% 50.81% 50.31%
Female 42.37% 49.19% 49.69%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Theodore Lester Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 300 303 340
White 94 89 85
Hispanic 11 11 10
American Indian 4 3 3
Asian/Pacific 1 1 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 410 407 439

Enrollment by Gender for Theodore Lester Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 219 233 253
Female 191 174 186
Total 410 407 439

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Theodore Lester Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 410 407 439
# Eligible for free lunch 313 (76%) 335 (82%) 381 (87%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 43 (10%) 21 (5%) 18 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 356 (87%) 356 (87%) 399 (91%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Theodore Lester Elem

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 410 407 439
Fulltime teachers 37.8 39.8 37.8
Student/Teacher Ratio 10.80 10.20 11.61
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.73 17.63 14.62