Hunley Park Elementary

Set in North Charleston, South Carolina, Hunley Park Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, run under Charleston 01. It teaches 487 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Charleston 01, which oversees 81 schools and 52,009 students, Hunley Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Hunley Park Elementary logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 35% Black, 8% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 7% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, Charleston County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hunley Park Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

The closest other public school is Palmetto Scholars Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hunley Park Elementary.

Hunley Park Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 21% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On the community side, 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.