Douglas Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 215 students
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy
69 Nicholson Road, Trenton, SC 29847
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
118
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
SC Public Charter School District
Edgefield County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy is a charter elementary school in Trenton, South Carolina, serving grades K–8. It is part of SC Public Charter School District. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Edgefield County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 118 students were enrolled, with about 11.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from SC Public Charter School District. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 118 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- SC Public Charter School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- SC Public Charter School District
- County
- Edgefield County
- NCES school ID
- 450390101695
Schools near Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy
All 3 schools in Trenton →
Byrd Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 708 students
Graniteville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 417 students
Hillview Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–5 · 18 students
Merriwether Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 760 students
Gloverville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 350 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.