A. C. Corcoran Elementary

A. C. Corcoran Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-sized scale in North Charleston, South Carolina, part of Charleston 01, works with 743 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

A. C. Corcoran Elementary is one of 81 schools operated by Charleston 01, a district that teaches 52,009 students overall.

Looking at the student body, A. C. Corcoran Elementary reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 34% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Charleston County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. A. C. Corcoran Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

The closest other public school is Deer Park Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around A. C. Corcoran Elementary.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A. C. Corcoran Elementary has increased 12%, going from 661 students in 2018 to 743 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 34% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.