Academy of Hope Charter

Academy of Hope Charter is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Conway, South Carolina, part of Horry 01, with 100 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 81% below typical.

Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, Academy of Hope Charter is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Academy of Hope Charter reports that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Horry County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,880 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Academy of Hope Charter is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).

Pee Dee Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Academy of Hope Charter operates from a rural location. Academy of Hope Charter is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Academy of Hope Charter's enrollment has fell 32% since 2018, when it stood at 146 (now 100). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 88% to 66%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.