Minnie Hughes Elementary

Minnie Hughes Elementary is one of the minimally staffed primary schools in Yonges Island, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, with 174 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Minnie Hughes Elementary records that nearly all students (89%) are Black. Other groups include 6% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Minnie Hughes Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Charleston County indicate median household income runs about $88,494, 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 Minnie Hughes Elementary is one.

Baptist Hill High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Minnie Hughes Elementary's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 211 (now 174). Black enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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