Polaris Tech Charter School

Polaris Tech Charter School operates as a tight-knit all-grades campus in Ridgeland, South Carolina, run under SC Public Charter School District. Current enrollment sits at 514 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 52% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 1,077 students.

Polaris Tech Charter School is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that hosts 21,383 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Polaris Tech Charter School lists that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 18% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household earnings sit near $65,613, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Polaris Tech Charter School is one of 10 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 4,194 students).

The closest other public school is Ridgeland Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. Polaris Tech Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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