Military Magnet Academy

Military Magnet Academy is a senior high of modestly sized scale in North Charleston, South Carolina, operated by Charleston 01, caters to 393 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 953.

Across the 81 schools in Charleston 01 (52,009 students total), Military Magnet Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Military Magnet Academy logs that 60% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Military Magnet Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Charleston County reports that 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. Across Charleston County's 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), Military Magnet Academy is one campus in the mix.

Chicora Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Military Magnet Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 72% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.