School district · South Carolina

Charleston 01

Charleston 01 in South Carolina: 83 public schools with 50,856 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,199 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 83; 9 charter
Students: 50,856
Students per teacher: 13.0; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $18,199; SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 3,925
Counselors (FTE): 188
Students per counselor: 271; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 49.5; Librarians (FTE): 78.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

65%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

22,137 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

54%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

22,138 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.1K15

$12.1K16

$11.7K17

$12.4K18

$12.9K19

$13.3K20

$15.5K21

$17.8K22

$18.3K23

$18.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $179M
State: 23% · $311.7M
Local: 64% · $859.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,517
Support services: $7,805
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $241.4M
Long-term debt: $651.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 52Middle schools: 12High schools: 18Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
A. C. Corcoran ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	743	15.0	24%	24%	North Charleston
Angel Oak ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	828	14.5	68%	61%	Johns Island
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Pre-K–5	618	14.0	78%	69%	Charleston
Belle Hall Elementary	Pre-K–5	649	17.3	96%	93%	Mt. Pleasant
Carolina Park Elementary	K–5	931	16.6	86%	82%	Mt. Pleasant
Carolina Voyager CharterCharter	K–8	402	13.6	67%	60%	Charleston
Charles Pinckney Elementary	3–5	644	17.2	91%	85%	Mt. Pleasant
Charleston Development AcademyCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	151	10.2	77%	8.5%	Charleston
Charleston ProgressiveFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	184	8.6	58%	54%	Charleston
Chicora ElementaryFree meals for all	1–5	316	9.5	32%	27%	North Charleston
Drayton Hall Elementary	Pre-K–5	640	15.1	77%	77%	Charleston
E.B. Ellington ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	366	11.2	37%	30%	Ravenel
East Cooper Montessori CharterCharter	Pre-K–8	433	14.3	91%	63%	Mt. Pleasant
Edith L. Frierson MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	165	13.8	—	—	Wadmalaw Island
Harbor View Elementary	Pre-K–5	621	14.7	82%	74%	Charleston
Hunley Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	487	12.8	42%	40%	North Charleston
James B. Edwards Elementary	Pre-K–5	767	14.5	80%	72%	Mt. Pleasant
James Island Elementary	Pre-K–5	580	14.1	71%	68%	Charleston
James Simons MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	392	14.2	73%	45%	Charleston
Jane Edwards ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	92	6.8	—	—	Edisto Island
Jennie Moore Elementary	Pre-K–5	993	15.3	83%	80%	Mt. Pleasant
Ladson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	907	14.4	36%	26%	Ladson
Lambs ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	580	15.5	39%	32%	North Charleston
Laurel Hill Primary	Pre-K–2	691	15.5	—	—	Mt. Pleasant
Malcolm C. Hursey MontessoriFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	471	13.1	60%	36%	North Charleston
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Pre-K–5	767	16.1	91%	84%	Mt. Pleasant
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	244	9.3	—	—	North Charleston
Matilda F. Dunston ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	569	12.9	22%	24%	North Charleston
Meeting Street BrentwoodFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	806	7.4	35%	25%	North Charleston
Meeting Street at BurnsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	8.9	46%	38%	North Charleston
Memminger ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	438	11.8	50%	43%	Charleston
Midland Park PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	357	11.2	—	—	North Charleston
Minnie Hughes ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	174	10.7	46%	23%	Yonges Island
Mitchell ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	188	7.9	22%	27%	Charleston
Montessori Community School	Pre-K–8	280	16.9	93%	71%	Charleston
Mt. Pleasant Academy	Pre-K–5	630	16.5	88%	83%	Mount Pleasant
Mt. Zion ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	295	10.6	48%	58%	Johns Island
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Pre-K–8	347	14.2	81%	58%	Charleston
North Charleston Creative Arts ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	399	10.5	47%	29%	North Charleston
North Charleston ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	329	12.0	43%	38%	North Charleston
Oakland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	556	13.9	66%	62%	Charleston
Orange Grove Charter SchoolCharter	Pre-K–8	1,170	15.5	86%	79%	Charleston
Pepperhill ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	13.4	34%	22%	North Charleston
Pinehurst ElementaryFree meals for all	1–5	758	11.5	30%	35%	North Charleston
Sanders-Clyde ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	369	9.2	46%	42%	Charleston
Springfield ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	679	13.9	59%	52%	Charleston
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Pre-K–5	769	14.9	76%	74%	Charleston
St. James Santee Elementary-MiddleFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	167	9.0	41%	41%	McClellanville
Stiles Point Elementary	Pre-K–5	866	17.1	91%	81%	Charleston
Stono Park ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	337	13.5	43%	34%	Charleston
Sullivan's Island Elementary	Pre-K–5	497	14.2	91%	87%	Sullivan's Island
W. B. Goodwin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	423	13.3	31%	22%	North Charleston
Buist Academy	3–8	521	14.1	99%	94%	Charleston
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	6–8	1,299	13.7	55%	32%	Charleston
Camp Road Middle	6–8	901	16.9	76%	54%	Charleston
Deer Park MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	315	11.9	37%	16%	North Charleston
Haut Gap MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	412	12.5	59%	42%	Johns Island
Jerry Zucker Middle School of ScienceFree meals for all	6–8	513	8.9	34%	17%	North Charleston
Laing Middle	6–8	986	16.3	82%	70%	Mount Pleasant
Morningside MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	552	11.2	24%	9.6%	North Charleston
Moultrie Middle	6–8	1,130	17.5	86%	73%	Mount Pleasant
Northwoods MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	708	14.4	28%	9.8%	North Charleston
Simmons Pinckney MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	190	7.6	28%	7.0%	Charleston
Thomas C. Cario Middle	6–8	1,105	17.0	85%	77%	Mt. Pleasant
Academic Magnet High	9–12	740	16.6	—	—	North Charleston
Allegro Charter School of MusicCharter	6–12	250	9.3	48%	20%	North Charleston
Baptist Hill HighFree meals for all	6–12	507	9.0	25%	5.7%	Hollywood
Burke HighFree meals for all	9–12	342	5.6	—	—	Charleston
Charleston Charter School for Math and ScienceCharter	6–12	573	11.9	61%	45%	Charleston
Charleston School of the Arts	6–12	1,102	16.0	94%	84%	North Charleston
Cooper River Center for Advanced StudiesCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	North Charleston
East Cooper Center for Advanced StudiesCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Mount Pleasant
Greg Mathis Charter HighCharterFree meals for all	9–12	71	14.2	—	—	North Charleston
James Island Charter HighCharter	9–12	1,612	15.3	—	—	Charleston
Lucy Garrett Beckham High	9–12	1,757	17.4	—	—	Mt. Pleasant
Military Magnet AcademyFree meals for all	6–12	393	8.7	46%	18%	North Charleston
North Charleston HighFree meals for all	9–12	829	9.2	—	—	North Charleston
R. B. Stall HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,135	15.5	—	—	North Charleston
St. Johns HighFree meals for all	9–12	390	11.5	—	—	Johns Island
Wando High	9–12	2,588	17.8	—	—	Mount Pleasant
West Ashley Center for Advance StudiesCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Charleston
West Ashley HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,069	16.5	—	—	Charleston
Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive EducationCharter	Pre-K–12	53	5.9	—	—	Charleston

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843)937-6300

Website

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).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.