Daniel Island School

Daniel Island School is a primary school of sprawling scale in Charleston, South Carolina, one of the schools within Berkeley 01, educateing 1,151 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 119% above typical.

Across the 47 schools in Berkeley 01 (39,543 students total), Daniel Island School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Daniel Island School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Berkeley County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Daniel Island School has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Berkeley County) logs that median household income runs about $84,358, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), of which Daniel Island School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Belle Hall Elementary, around 3.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Daniel Island School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,191 (now 1,151).

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