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Charleston, SC
Public School Ratings




Charleston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Charleston 01 School District details

Charleston 01 School District
75 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401

50,400 Students enrolled in District

82 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Charleston 01 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.2% of all SC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
46%
60%
52%
50%
39%
55%
46%
60%
52%
50%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A. C. Corcoran Elementary School
8585 Vistavia Road
North Charleston, SC, 29406
PK-05
Academic Magnet High School
5109 A West Enterprise Street
North Charleston, SC, 29405
09-12
Allegro Charter School Of Music
2731 Gordon Street
North Charleston, SC, 29405
06-12
Angel Oak Elementary School
6134 Chisolm Road
Johns Island, SC, 29455
PK-05
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School
1871 Wallace School Road
Charleston, SC, 29407
PK-05
Baptist Hill High School
5117 Baptist Hill Road
Hollywood, SC, 29449
06-12
Belle Hall Elementary School
385 Egypt Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29464
PK-05
Buist Academy School
103 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC, 29401
03-08
Burke High School
244 President Street
Charleston, SC, 29403
09-12
C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art
3090 Sanders Road
Charleston, SC, 29414
06-08
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 52.4% 50.3%
Black 30.2% 33.1%
Hispanic 15.4% 14.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.0% 69.6%
Free lunch eligible 57.6% 67.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.3% 2.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,985 $402,465,000 39.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,019 $51,345,347 5.0%
Staff $1,192 $60,073,000 5.9%
General Administration $63 $3,190,000 0.3%
School Administration $1,062 $53,506,000 5.2%
Operation $1,569 $79,094,000 7.8%
Transportation $625 $31,500,653 3.1%
Other $668 $33,652,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,198 $312,361,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,066 $305,719,000 30.0%
Total Expenditures $20,249 $1,020,545,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,367 $5,848,387,000 46.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $995 $789,839,477 6.3%
Staff $764 $606,664,000 4.8%
General Administration $111 $87,785,000 0.7%
School Administration $820 $650,716,000 5.2%
Operation $1,215 $964,420,000 7.7%
Transportation $438 $347,940,523 2.8%
Other $587 $466,129,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,930 $3,913,494,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,491 $2,771,207,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $15,788 $12,533,088,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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