Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)

Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in Conway, South Carolina, run under Horry 01, enrolling 195 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% below the state mean of about 953.

Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) is one of 55 schools operated by Horry 01, a district that hosts 48,662 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Horry County put median household earnings sit near $66,880, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Horry County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), of which Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waccamaw Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) 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. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) has increased 70%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 7% to 3% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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