Contact Organizations
Mary Carmichael
Executive Director
 South Carolina Association of Public Charter Schools
103 North Main Street
Greenville,SC 29601
1-800-691-7133 x103

Students Overview

2008-2009 South Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 8,813
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.2%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 1,927
Race / Ethnicity
White 4,742 53.8%
Black 3,705 42.0%
Hispanic 144 1.6%
Asian 104 1.2%
Other 118 1.3%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 1,569 17.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 7,244 82.2%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 2,308 26.2%
Middle Schools 543 6.2%
High Schools 3,643 41.3%
Middle/High Schools 437 5.0%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 1,882 21.4%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 709,300
Race / Ethnicity
White 359,049 50.6%
Black 261,093 36.8%
Hispanic 32,002 4.5%
Asian 9,617 1.4%
Other 47,539 6.7%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 376,166 53.0%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 333,134 47.0%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 21,908 3.1%
Kindergarten 52,288 7.4%
First Grade 56,184 7.9%
Second Grade 55,179 7.8%
Third Grade 53,625 7.6%
Fourth Grade 52,734 7.4%
Fifth Grade 51,796 7.3%
Sixth Grade 52,114 7.3%
Seventh Grade 53,573 7.6%
Eighth Grade 53,991 7.6%
Ninth Grade 65,818 9.3%
Tenth Grade 54,843 7.7%
Eleventh Grade 45,739 6.4%
Twelfth Grade 39,508 5.6%
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