Goucher Charter Academy

Set in Gaffney, South Carolina, Goucher Charter Academy is a modestly sized elementary school, overseen by Limestone Charters Association. It caters to 244 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Within Limestone Charters Association, which oversees 13 schools and 7,387 students, Goucher Charter Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Goucher Charter Academy records that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Cherokee County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Goucher Charter Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cherokee County shows median household earnings sit near $50,288, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cherokee County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), Goucher Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Corinth Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Goucher Charter Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. As a public charter, Goucher Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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