Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School operates as a very small primary school in McClellanville, South Carolina, part of SC Public Charter School District. Current enrollment sits at 181 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 66% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

SC Public Charter School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,383 students; Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Black. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Charleston County put the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Charleston County's 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School is one campus in the mix.

St. James Santee Elementary-Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.3 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a countryside site. As a public charter, Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 181). White enrollment moved from 87% to 92% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.