Meeting Street Elementary

Meeting Street Elementary operates as a sizable primary school in North Charleston, South Carolina, one of the schools within Charleston 01. Current enrollment sits at 1,153 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 119% above the state mean of about 526.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; Meeting Street Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Meeting Street Elementary records that 65% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Meeting Street Elementary has 134 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Charleston County's rate of about 64%.

Across the wider county, Charleston County reports that median household income runs about $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 Meeting Street Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Meeting Street Brentwood, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Meeting Street Elementary.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count increased 103%: 568 students in 2018 compared to 1,153 in 2024. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 10% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 6.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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