Charleston County School District

District Overview

Charleston County School District is a public school district serving Charleston county area, South Carolina. For academic year 2020-2021, 81 schools served 49,922 students through PK to 12^th grade in its 81 schools. A total of 3,332 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 15 to 1.

According to the South Carolina state assessment result, 50% of students are proficient in Math learning and 53% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.ccsdschools.com/(843)937-6300 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

NATALIE HAM

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

NATALIE HAM

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

NATALIE HAM

email phone

Schools in Charleston County School District

In Charleston County School District, 84 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.

Chicora Elementary View

557 Students

14 Students per teacher

A. C. Corcoran Elementary View

662 Students

15 Students per teacher

Jane Edwards Elementary View

81 Students

7 Students per teacher

Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning And Family Center View

380 Students

14 Students per teacher

W. B. Goodwin Elementary View

539 Students

15 Students per teacher

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Morningside Middle School View

624 Students

14 Students per teacher

C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art View

659 Students

17 Students per teacher

Thomas C. Cario Middle School View

1,193 Students

18 Students per teacher

Northwoods Middle School View

803 Students

13 Students per teacher

Haut Gap Middle School View

471 Students

14 Students per teacher

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Charleston School Of The Arts View

1,112 Students

16 Students per teacher

Academic Magnet High School View

664 Students

17 Students per teacher

Baptist Hill High School View

482 Students

11 Students per teacher

North Charleston High School View

553 Students

13 Students per teacher

Wando High School View

3,965 Students

17 Students per teacher

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Lucy Garrett Beckham High School View

Edmund A. Burns Elementary View

285 Students

9 Students per teacher

Garrett Academy Of Technology View

383 Students

9 Students per teacher

West Ashley Middle School View

537 Students

12 Students per teacher

Pattison's Academy For Comprehensive Education View

37 Students

9 Students per teacher

Best Colleges in South Carolina

Greenville Technical College VIEW

Greenville, SC

$10,657 ($6,235) Tuition & Fees

Clemson University VIEW

Clemson, SC

$39,498 ($15,554) Tuition & Fees

1,320 SAT Score

University of South Carolina-Columbia VIEW

Columbia, SC

$34,934 ($12,688) Tuition & Fees

1,280 SAT Score

Citadel Military College of South Carolina VIEW

Charleston, SC

$37,370 ($12,570) Tuition & Fees

1,170 SAT Score

College of Charleston VIEW

Charleston, SC

$36,858 ($12,978) Tuition & Fees

1,210 SAT Score

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Spartanburg Methodist College VIEW

Spartanburg, SC

$19,350 Tuition & Fees

Furman University VIEW

Greenville, SC

$58,312 Tuition & Fees

1,340 SAT Score

Wofford College VIEW

Spartanburg, SC

$54,100 Tuition & Fees

1,284 SAT Score

Columbia International University VIEW

Columbia, SC

$27,900 Tuition & Fees

1,090 SAT Score

North Greenville University VIEW

Tigerville, SC

$24,650 Tuition & Fees

View More South Carolina Colleges

Miller-Motte College-Charleston VIEW

Charleston, SC

$5,000 Tuition & Fees

York Technical College VIEW

Rock Hill, SC

$10,824 ($5,882) Tuition & Fees

Williamsburg Technical College VIEW

Kingstree, SC

$8,592 ($4,800) Tuition & Fees

Trident Technical College VIEW

Charleston, SC

$8,606 ($5,059) Tuition & Fees

Tri-County Technical College VIEW

Pendleton, SC

$11,096 ($6,008) Tuition & Fees

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Student Population

A total of 49,922 students are attending Charleston County School District. By gender, there are 24,969 (50.0%) and 24,237 (48.5%) female students at Charleston County School District.

By race/ethnicity, 23,654 White (47.4%), 19,169 Black (38.4%), and767 Asian (1.5%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 9.6%	4,772	2,435	2,337
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1%	48	27	21
Asian 1.5%	767	393	374
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%	107	66	41
Black 38.4%	19,169	9,679	9,490
White 47.4%	23,654	12,160	11,494
Two or More Races 2.8%	1,396	690	706
Total	49,913	25,450	24,463

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	2,798	1,492	1,306
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	0
Asian	200	111	89
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	26	16	10
Black	47	27	20
White	191	103	88
Two or More Races	21	15	6
Total	4,526	2,341	2,185

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	441	284	157
American Indian/Alaska Native	9	7	2
Asian	44	22	22
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	10	8	2
Black	3,126	2,135	991
White	2,535	1,664	871
Two or More Races	170	115	55
Total	6,335	4,235	2,100

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 50%	50%	58%	53%	45%	48%	43%	42%	68%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 70%	60-79%	≥50%	*	≥50%	*	*	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander students 80%	80%	85-89%	85-89%	75-79%	70-79%	70-79%	70-79%	80-89%
Hispanic students 33%	33%	42%	34%	29%	30%	22%	22%	55-59%
Black students 23%	23%	30%	26%	19%	17%	12%	13%	50%
White students 75%	75%	82%	77%	70%	76%	70%	66%	86%
Two or More Races 55%	55%	65-69%	45-49%	55-59%	45-49%	45-49%	50-54%	75-79%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 15%	15%	19%	18%	12%	11%	9%	5%	29%
Economically disadvantaged students 30%	30%	38%	33%	25%	25%	20%	19%	55%
Limited English proficient students 25%	25%	36%	29%	21%	15-19%	10-14%	10-14%	45-49%
Female students 51%	51%	57%	52%	45%	49%	44%	43%	70%
Male students 50%	50%	59%	54%	46%	47%	43%	41%	65%
Homeless enrolled students 12%	10-14%	≤20%	≤20%	≤20%	≤20%	≤20%	<50%	21-39%
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy
Foster Care Status 22%	20-24%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Military Connected Student Status 67%	65-69%	60-79%	≥80%	40-59%	40-59%	40-59%	<50%	≥50%

	Grade
	Overall	8	7	6	5	4	3
White students 77%	77%	73%	78%	75%	71%	77%	76%
Military Connected Student Status 72%	70-74%	≥50%	60-79%	40-59%	60-79%	60-79%	60-79%
Hispanic students 33%	33%	29%	33%	28%	21%	30%	31%
Black students 25%	25%	22%	20%	18%	16%	27%	24%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 70%	60-79%	*	*	*	<50%	*	≥50%
Male students 49%	49%	44%	47%	43%	42%	48%	48%
Limited English proficient students 20%	20%	10-14%	10-14%	10-14%	11%	24%	21%
Homeless enrolled students 17%	15-19%	<50%	21-39%	≤20%	≤20%	≤20%	≤20%
Foster Care Status 22%	20-24%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Female students 57%	57%	56%	55%	52%	46%	57%	56%
Economically disadvantaged students 32%	32%	28%	27%	25%	22%	32%	31%
All students 53%	53%	50%	51%	47%	43%	52%	52%
Two or More Races 95%	≥95%	60-64%	55-59%	45-49%	55-59%	50-54%	60-64%
Asian/Pacific Islander students 79%	79%	80-89%	70-79%	70-79%	65-69%	75-79%	80-84%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 13%	13%	5%	10%	9%	10%	15%	12%
Migrant students	Data Protected for privacy

Advanced Placement Programs

Total 3,119 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 124 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 4,250 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Charleston County School District.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Advanced Placement Programs	3,119	30%
Advanced Placement Math	499	5%
Advanced Placement Science	600	6%
Advanced Placement Other programs	2,948	28%
International BS program	124	1%
SAT/ACT Participation	4,250	40%

Teachers & Staffs

Total 3,394 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Charleston County School District and the students to teacher ratio is 15 to 1. 98.2% of teachers are certified. 88.5% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	3,394	Students per teacher: 15 to 1
Teachers who are certified	3,332	98.2%
Teachers who are not certified	62	1.8%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	261	7.7%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	129	3.8%
School counselors	142	Students per counselor: 352 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	54	-
Security guards	46	-
Nurses	57	-
Psychologists	6	-
Social workers	1	-