Enrollment
474
Combined
DISTRICT 1,421 · STATE 1,077
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901717
Clear Dot Charter School
2015 Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201 · (803) 567-3075 · Richland County
GRADES PK–11COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of South Carolina public schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 15.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Clear Dot Charter School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
+238 (+101%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 42 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 42.3 | 9.9:1 | 99% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.8 | 13.1:1 | 95% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 13 | 18.1:1 | 92% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Dot Charter School.
About Clear Dot Charter School
Clear Dot Charter School is a small school serving multiple grade levels for students in Columbia, South Carolina. It reports enrollment of 474 students in pre-K through 11. The school is 56% below the average for combined schools in South Carolina.
Clear Dot Charter School is among 30 schools run by Charter Institute at Erskine, which serves 28,041 students.
Black students are 81% of those enrolled at Clear Dot Charter School. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Richland County's population at about 47%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Clear Dot Charter School, which has 42. Combined schools in South Carolina average 13.7:1, 2.4 more students per teacher than here.
Clear Dot Charter School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of South Carolina public schools.
In Richland County, median household income comes to about $63,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richland County counts 104 public schools with about 60,410 students.
Clear Dot Charter School's nearest public school is Logan Elementary (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
For locale, NCES codes Clear Dot Charter School as City: Mid-size. Clear Dot Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Federal records list enrollment at Clear Dot Charter School as 236 in 2020-21 and 474 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
Clear Dot Charter School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
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- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
Nearby schools
- Logan Elementary0.5 mi · 237
- Carver-Lyon Elementary1.2 mi · 417
- C. A. Johnson High1.2 mi · 344
- Watkins-Nance Elementary1.6 mi · 499
- W. A. Perry Middle1.8 mi · 320
- Hyatt Park Elementary1.8 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Dot Charter SchoolHow many students attend Clear Dot Charter School?
Clear Dot Charter School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-11.
Is Clear Dot Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clear Dot Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-11.
How many teachers does Clear Dot Charter School have?
Clear Dot Charter School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clear Dot Charter School?
At Clear Dot Charter School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 3% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Clear Dot Charter School public or private?
Clear Dot Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.