Butler Academy

Set in Hartsville, South Carolina, Butler Academy is a small elementary campus, part of SC Public Charter School District. It enrolls 393 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 526.

Across the 43 schools in SC Public Charter School District (21,383 students total), Butler Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Butler Academy logs that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 37% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Butler Academy has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Darlington County shows median household income runs about $48,581, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Darlington County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,482 students), Butler Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. As a public charter, Butler Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.