South Carolina Virtual Charter School

As a high-enrollment all-grades campus in West Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina Virtual Charter School instructs 2,180 students from grades K through 12, run under Charter Institute at Erskine. That puts it 102% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 1,077 students.

South Carolina Virtual Charter School is one of 30 schools operated by Charter Institute at Erskine, a district that hosts 28,041 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Carolina Virtual Charter School lists that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest comes out to 27% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lexington County put the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. South Carolina Virtual Charter School is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

The closest other public school is Airport High, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site. South Carolina Virtual Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

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