James Island Charter High

Set in Charleston, South Carolina, James Island Charter High is a large secondary school, part of Charleston 01. It enrolls 1,612 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 69% above typical.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; James Island Charter High is among them.

On the student-mix side, James Island Charter High records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school lists 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, census data for Charleston County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. James Island Charter High is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stiles Point Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, James Island Charter High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. James Island Charter High's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,597 (now 1,612). Black enrollment moved from 21% to 17% across the same window.

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