Schools Overview

2008-2009 South Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 36
% of Charter Schools to All Public Schools 3.0%
Average Number of Years Open
Average Number of Years Open 4.7
Number of Years Open
Open 1-3 Years 13 36.1%
Open 4-6 Years 15 41.7%
Open 7-9 Years 4 11.1%
Open 10+ Years 4 11.1%
Growth
Number of New Charter Schools in Fall of Academic Year 7
Number of Charter Schools That Closed During Academic Year 2
% Growth in Number of Charter Schools 24.1%
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 13 36.1%
Middle Schools 4 11.1%
High Schools 11 30.6%
Middle/High Schools 3 8.3%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 5 13.9%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 14 38.9%
Suburbs 8 22.2%
Town 4 11.1%
Rural 10 27.8%
Management Organization
Freestanding 33 91.7%
EMO 3 8.3%
Extended Learning Time
Extended Learning Time 1 2.8%
No Extended Learning Time 35 97.2%
 
Metrics # %
Schools
Number of Schools 1,161
Schools by Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 644 55.5%
Middle Schools 257 22.1%
High Schools 226 19.5%
Middle/High Schools 28 2.4%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 6 0.5%
Schools by Geographic Locale
City 170 14.6%
Suburbs 252 21.7%
Town 182 15.7%
Rural 557 48.0%
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