LEAD Academy

LEAD Academy is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Greenville, South Carolina, part of SC Public Charter School District, with 403 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so LEAD Academy sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

LEAD Academy is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that hosts 21,383 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LEAD Academy records that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Greenville County indicate median household income runs about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEAD Academy is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students).

East Link Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 388 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On allk12, 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.