Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary

Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, run under Charleston 01. The school works with 767 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary sits 46% above that benchmark.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Charleston County put 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. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is James B. Edwards Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 729 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.