Palmetto Scholars Academy

As a close-knit 9-12 campus in North Charleston, South Carolina, Palmetto Scholars Academy teaches 507 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by SC Public Charter School District. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.

Within SC Public Charter School District, which oversees 43 schools and 21,383 students, Palmetto Scholars Academy is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Palmetto Scholars Academy logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Charleston County put 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%. Palmetto Scholars Academy is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

Hunley Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. Palmetto Scholars Academy 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. Palmetto Scholars Academy's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 507). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 68% to 47%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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