East Cooper Montessori Charter

East Cooper Montessori Charter is a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, part of Charleston 01. The school works with 433 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within Charleston 01, which oversees 81 schools and 52,009 students, East Cooper Montessori Charter is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, East Cooper Montessori Charter logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting East Cooper Montessori Charter higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Charleston County) records that the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Charleston County's 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), East Cooper Montessori Charter is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Moultrie Middle, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Cooper Montessori Charter.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. East Cooper Montessori Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Cooper Montessori Charter has expanded 15%, going from 377 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.