Carolina Park Elementary

Carolina Park Elementary, a high-enrollment primary school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, one of the schools within Charleston 01, caters to 931 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Carolina Park Elementary sits 77% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 81 schools in Charleston 01 (52,009 students total), Carolina Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Carolina Park Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, Carolina Park Elementary records 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Charleston County indicate median household income runs about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carolina Park Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

Wando High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Carolina Park Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carolina Park Elementary has increased 40%, going from 663 students in 2018 to 931 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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