American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu

Set in Lexington, South Carolina, American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu is a substantial combined-grade school, part of Charter Institute at Erskine. It teaches 1,979 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,077 students per school, that is 84% above typical.

Within Charter Institute at Erskine, which oversees 30 schools and 28,041 students, American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu has 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lexington County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

Lexington Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. As a public charter, American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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