Long Cane Primary

815 East Greenwood Street
Abbeville, SC 29620

368 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 2nd

School Overview

Long Cane Primary School, located at 815 East Greenwood Street in Abbeville, South Carolina, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Abbeville County School District. As a primary school, it focuses on the critical early years of child development, typically catering to students in the pre-kindergarten through second-grade range. The school is committed to creating a nurturing and supportive environment that fosters both academic growth and social-emotional development, providing young learners with the essential building blocks for their future education.

Beyond its core curriculum, Long Cane Primary emphasizes the importance of community and parental involvement in the educational process. The school works to integrate modern instructional practices with traditional learning, aiming to cultivate curiosity and a love for reading and discovery in its young student body. By maintaining a student-centered approach, the faculty and staff strive to prepare children for the transition to elementary and middle school settings, ensuring they possess the foundational skills necessary for long-term academic success.

368

Total Students

29.0

Full-Time Teachers

12.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Long Cane Primary
Demographic	Student Count
White	155
Hispanic	13
Black	186
Asian	1
Two or More	11
American Indian	1

Black
186 (50.7%)
White
155 (42.2%)
Hispanic
13 (3.5%)
Two or More
11 (3.0%)
Asian
1 (0.3%)
American Indian
1 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Abbeville 60
Phone:	(864)366-5924
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 2nd
Total Students:	368
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 55

Kindergarten 98

Grade 1 127

Grade 2 88