Jennie Moore Elementary

Jennie Moore Elementary, a heavily attended K-5 school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, run under Charleston 01, hosts 993 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 89% bigger than typical.

Jennie Moore Elementary is one of 81 schools operated by Charleston 01, a district that caters to 52,009 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jennie Moore Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Jennie Moore Elementary has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Jennie Moore Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Charleston County) logs that median household income runs about $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Jennie Moore Elementary is one.

Laing Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 1,157 students in 2018 compared to 993 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 81% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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