Charter school agency · South Carolina

Limestone Charters Association

Limestone Charters Association in South Carolina: 13 public schools with 7,387 students and 18.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.

Schools: 13; 13 charter
Students: 7,387
Students per teacher: 18.0; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: —; 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): 410
Counselors (FTE): 14.1
Students per counselor: 524; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

57%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

2,001 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

35%proficient

−5.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

2,006 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.

The Census Bureau publishes no finances for this agency.

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4High schools: 8Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Link AcademyCharter	K–8	258	11.5	89%	91%	Greenville
Global Academy of SCCharter	K–7	598	13.6	49%	33%	Spartanburg
Goucher Charter AcademyCharter	Pre-K–8	244	10.2	56%	32%	Gaffney
Summerville PrepCharterFree meals for all	K–8	595	15.5	59%	46%	Summerville
Atlantic Collegiate AcademyCharter	9–12	502	31.4	—	—	Conway
Coastal High SchoolCharter	9–12	198	9.7	—	—	Myrtle Beach
Legion Collegiate AcademyCharter	9–12	637	20.5	—	—	Rock Hill
Mountain View PreparatoryCharter	7–11	452	18.8	60%	25%	Spartanburg
Oceanside Collegiate AcademyCharter	9–12	623	24.0	—	—	Mt. Pleasant
Orangeburg High School for Health ProfessionsCharter	9–12	492	18.9	—	—	Orangeburg
South Carolina Preparatory AcademyCharter	6–12	391	37.2	44%	6.7%	Anderson
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership SchoolCharter	6–12	1,005	60.9	31%	1.9%	Anderson
Horse Creek AcademyCharter	K–12	1,392	12.5	61%	35%	Aiken

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: 6923 North Trenholm Road Suite 133, Columbia, SC 29206
Phone: (864)488-4058

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).
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.