Memminger Elementary

Memminger Elementary is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in Charleston, South Carolina, run under Charleston 01, with 438 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Charleston 01 runs 81 schools in total, collectively educating 52,009 students. Memminger Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memminger Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Memminger Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Charleston County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Memminger Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Buist Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memminger Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Memminger Elementary's enrollment has grew 36% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 438). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 79% to 40%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.