Contact Organizations
Mary Carmichael
Executive Director
 Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina
140 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia,SC 29210
1 (800) 691-7133

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
Students by 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 3,195 37.0%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 5,436 63.0%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 5,549 64.3%
Suburbs 1,463 17.0%
Town 536 6.2%
Rural 1,083 12.5%
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%
Students by Management Organization
EMO 2,190 25.4%
Freestanding 6,441 74.6%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 709,482
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 379,097 53.4%
Black 274,557 38.7%
Hispanic 38,742 5.5%
Asian 11,135 1.6%
Other 5,951 0.8%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 373,540 52.6%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 335,942 47.4%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 109,965 15.5%
Suburbs 183,745 25.9%
Town 104,339 14.7%
Rural 311,433 43.9%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 343,680 48.4%
Middle Schools 153,282 21.6%
High Schools 198,474 28.0%
Middle/High Schools 12,681 1.8%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 1,365 0.2%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 23,309 3.3%
Kindergarten 52,044 7.3%
First Grade 54,321 7.7%
Second Grade 54,882 7.7%
Third Grade 55,011 7.8%
Fourth Grade 53,519 7.5%
Fifth Grade 52,732 7.4%
Sixth Grade 52,161 7.4%
Seventh Grade 52,258 7.4%
Eighth Grade 52,904 7.5%
Ninth Grade 63,242 8.9%
Tenth Grade 54,235 7.6%
Eleventh Grade 46,419 6.5%
Twelfth Grade 42,445 6.0%
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