Contact Organizations
Mary Carmichael
Executive Director
 South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools
PO Box 80444
Charleston,SC 29416
1-800-691-7133 x103

Students Overview

2008-2009 South Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 8,631
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.2%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 1,927
Race / Ethnicity
White 5,017 58.1%
Black 3,008 34.9%
Hispanic 206 2.4%
Asian 76 0.9%
Other 324 3.8%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 263 3.0%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 8,368 97.0%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 2,296 26.6%
Middle Schools 484 5.6%
High Schools 3,571 41.4%
Middle/High Schools 446 5.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 1,834 21.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 67 0.8%
Kindergarten 424 4.9%
First Grade 448 5.2%
Second Grade 443 5.1%
Third Grade 441 5.1%
Fourth Grade 477 5.5%
Fifth Grade 525 6.1%
Sixth Grade 545 6.3%
Seventh Grade 549 6.4%
Eighth Grade 542 6.3%
Ninth Grade 1,432 16.6%
Tenth Grade 1,059 12.3%
Eleventh Grade 935 10.8%
Twelfth Grade 744 8.6%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 707,784
Race / Ethnicity
White 378,272 53.4%
Black 263,045 37.2%
Hispanic 38,649 5.5%
Asian 9,049 1.3%
Other 18,769 2.7%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 376,842 53.2%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 330,942 46.8%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 22,438 3.2%
Kindergarten 51,991 7.3%
First Grade 54,282 7.7%
Second Grade 54,833 7.7%
Third Grade 54,957 7.8%
Fourth Grade 53,430 7.5%
Fifth Grade 52,639 7.4%
Sixth Grade 52,104 7.4%
Seventh Grade 52,228 7.4%
Eighth Grade 52,780 7.5%
Ninth Grade 63,202 8.9%
Tenth Grade 54,191 7.7%
Eleventh Grade 46,338 6.5%
Twelfth Grade 42,371 6.0%
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