Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg

Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg is a K-5 school of cozy scale in Spartanburg, South Carolina, overseen by SC Public Charter School District, instructing 306 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that enrolls 21,383 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg lists that nearly all students (87%) are Black. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, Spartanburg County reports that median household income runs about $66,234, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg is one.

Nearest neighbor: Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.