Greenwood Charter Academy

Greenwood Charter Academy is an elementary school of tight-knit scale in Greenwood, South Carolina, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine, hosting 432 students in grades pre-K through 7.

Within Charter Institute at Erskine, which oversees 30 schools and 28,041 students, Greenwood Charter Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Greenwood Charter Academy lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 36% Black, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Greenwood Charter Academy has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Greenwood County reports that median household income runs about $52,830, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Greenwood Charter Academy is one of 21 public schools in Greenwood County (combined enrollment of about 10,771 students).

Lakeview Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Greenwood Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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