Meyer Center for Special Children

Meyer Center for Special Children operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Greenville, South Carolina, run under SC Public Charter School District. Current enrollment sits at 92 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 83% leaner than typical.

Meyer Center for Special Children is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that works with 21,383 students overall.

On demographics, Meyer Center for Special Children shows that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest looks like 27% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Meyer Center for Special Children tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Greenville County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,932, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Greenville County's 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), Meyer Center for Special Children is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is League Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Meyer Center for Special Children operates from a high-density location. Meyer Center for Special Children operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Meyer Center for Special Children's enrollment has edged up 42% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 92).

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