At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
21,383
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
45
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$23,863
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$18,184
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
- 14,442
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,009.4
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.3:1
What current records say about SC Public Charter School District
SC Public Charter School District operates 45 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Columbia, South Carolina. NCES reports 21,383 students and 1,457.11 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within South Carolina agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 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 $23,863 in current expenditure per pupil and $18,184 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 1 of 2 in South Carolina. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 6%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,457.11
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $420,009,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
SC Public Charter School District
Columbia, South Carolina
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.0134, -81.0275
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White47.8%
- Hispanic13.3%
- Black30.4%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial5.6%
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 SC Public Charter School District
45 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 45 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettis Preparatory Leadership AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 118 | 11.8:1 | |
| Bridges Preparatory SchoolCharter | OtherKG–12 | 1,472 | 15:1 | |
| Butler AcademyCharter | OtherKG–09 | 393 | 11.9:1 | |
| Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryPK–08 | 181 | 13.4:1 | |
| Carolina Shores Acceleration AcademyCharter | High09–12 | 277 | 34.6:1 | |
| Carolus Online AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 1,786 | 27.9:1 | |
| Compass Collegiate AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 155 | 13.5:1 | |
| East Point AcademyCharter | ElementaryPK–08 | 724 | 13.2:1 | |
| Felton Laboratory Charter SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 279 | 20.8:1 | |
| Fox Creek HighCharter | High09–12 | 672 | 15.8:1 | |
| GREEN Charter School MidlandsCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 258 | 9.9:1 | |
| GREEN Charter School GreenvilleCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 998 | 14.3:1 | |
| GREEN Charter School LowcountryCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 301 | 12:1 | |
| GREEN Charter School SimpsonvilleCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 367 | 14.1:1 | |
| GREEN Charter School SpartanburgCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 412 | 11.1:1 | |
| GREEN Upstate High School GreenvilleCharter | High09–12 | 390 | 11.5:1 | |
| Greenville Technical Charter High SchoolCharter | High09–12 | 530 | 16.2:1 | |
| Greer Middle College Charter HighCharter | High09–12 | 535 | 18.1:1 | |
| Greer Preparatory AcademyCharter | Middle06–07 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Heartwood Community SchoolCharter | ElementaryKG–03 | 87 | 5.9:1 | |
| High Point AcademyCharter | OtherKG–12 | 1,208 | 13.7:1 | |
| Lakes and Bridges Charter SchoolCharter | Elementary01–08 | 204 | 8.6:1 | |
| LEAD AcademyCharter | ElementaryKG–08 | 403 | 13.1:1 | |
| Learn4Life High School-CharlestonCharter | High09–12 | 169 | 23.5:1 |