Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy

Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy is a very small high school for students in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Enrollment stands at 277 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 71% fewer students than the average for high schools in South Carolina (about 953).

Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy sits within SC Public Charter School District, which has 43 schools and 21,383 students.

The share of White students at Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy is 59%, a majority. The remaining students are 23% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Horry County is about 77% White. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy are from different groups.

Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy reports a ratio of 34.6 students per teacher, from 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in South Carolina is 15.5:1.

For Horry County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $66,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 60 public schools and about 49,639 students.

Measured in a straight line, Ocean Bay Elementary is about 4.2 miles from Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy. Other public schools within five miles: 2.

Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy is one of the charter schools in South Carolina.

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