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

2009-2010 South Carolina

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 13,032
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.8%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 2,100
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 8,187 62.8%
Black 3,717 28.5%
Hispanic 329 2.5%
Asian 99 0.8%
Other 700 5.4%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 5,001 38.4%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 8,031 61.6%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 7,776 59.7%
Suburbs 3,504 26.9%
Town 806 6.2%
Rural 946 7.3%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 3,114 23.9%
Middle Schools 474 3.6%
High Schools 5,033 38.6%
Middle/High Schools 684 5.2%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 3,727 28.6%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 81 0.6%
Kindergarten 608 4.7%
First Grade 654 5.0%
Second Grade 650 5.0%
Third Grade 695 5.3%
Fourth Grade 690 5.3%
Fifth Grade 740 5.7%
Sixth Grade 757 5.8%
Seventh Grade 818 6.3%
Eighth Grade 823 6.3%
Ninth Grade 1,897 14.6%
Tenth Grade 1,895 14.5%
Eleventh Grade 1,525 11.7%
Twelfth Grade 1,199 9.2%
Students by Management Organization
EMO 4,048 31.1%
Freestanding 8,984 68.9%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 710,110
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 378,157 53.3%
Black 272,556 38.4%
Hispanic 41,087 5.8%
Asian 11,746 1.7%
Other 6,564 0.9%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 389,017 54.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 321,093 45.2%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 109,925 15.5%
Suburbs 174,693 24.6%
Town 104,224 14.7%
Rural 321,268 45.2%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 346,716 48.8%
Middle Schools 153,151 21.6%
High Schools 196,421 27.7%
Middle/High Schools 13,205 1.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 617 0.1%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 24,344 3.4%
Kindergarten 53,007 7.5%
First Grade 53,884 7.6%
Second Grade 53,508 7.5%
Third Grade 54,796 7.7%
Fourth Grade 54,981 7.7%
Fifth Grade 53,606 7.5%
Sixth Grade 53,112 7.5%
Seventh Grade 52,482 7.4%
Eighth Grade 51,888 7.3%
Ninth Grade 61,100 8.6%
Tenth Grade 53,355 7.5%
Eleventh Grade 46,882 6.6%
Twelfth Grade 43,165 6.1%
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