At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
26,014
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
28
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$20,062
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$15,923
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 21,367
- Teachers (FTE)
- 933.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 22.9:1
What current records say about Charter Institute at Erskine
Charter Institute at Erskine operates 28 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Columbia, South Carolina. NCES reports 26,014 students and 1,564.39 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within South Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 3 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $20,062 in current expenditure per pupil and $15,923 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 2 of 2 in South Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.7%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,564.39
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $452,093,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Charter Institute at Erskine
Columbia, South Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.0013, -81.0348
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White57.9%
- Hispanic9.7%
- Black24.1%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial6.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Charter Institute at Erskine
28 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 28 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCharter | OtherKG–12 | 1,979 | 12.6:1 | |
| Ascent Classical Academy-Fort MillCharter | OtherKG–09 | 235 | 10.9:1 | |
| Belton Preparatory AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 449 | 14.6:1 | |
| Berkeley Preparatory AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 764 | 12:1 | |
| Brashier Middle College Charter HighCharter | High09–12 | 511 | 17.6:1 | |
| Calhoun Falls Charter SchoolCharter | High06–12 | 159 | 8.1:1 | |
| Cherokee Charter AcademyCharter | OtherKG–10 | 633 | 15.1:1 | |
| Clear Dot Charter SchoolCharter | OtherKG–12 | 474 | 11.3:1 | |
| Cogito AcademyCharter | ElementaryPK–05 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCharter | OtherKG–12 | 3,280 | 21.3:1 | |
| Gray Collegiate AcademyCharter | High06–12 | 935 | 24.9:1 | |
| Greenwood Charter AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 432 | 11.4:1 | |
| Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaCharter | High08–12 | 1,439 | 24.2:1 | |
| Langston Charter MiddleCharter | Middle06–08 | 457 | 15.8:1 | |
| Libertas Academy-Boiling SpringsCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 703 | 14.3:1 | |
| Libertas Academy-ColletonCharter | ElementaryKG–04 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Lowcountry Connection AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 743 | 24.8:1 | |
| Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolCharter | OtherKG–12 | 520 | 13.4:1 | |
| Mevers School of ExcellenceCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 772 | 10:1 | |
| Midlands STEM Charter SchoolCharter | OtherPK–12 | 306 | 14.2:1 | |
| Odyssey Online LearningCharter | High06–12 | 536 | 15.1:1 | |
| Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter SchCharter | OtherKG–12 | 688 | 12.8:1 | |
| SC Connections AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 6,152 | 23:1 | |
| South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCharter | OtherKG–12 | 2,180 | 17.3:1 |