Sullivan's Island Elementary

Sullivan's Island Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, with 497 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; Sullivan's Island Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sullivan's Island Elementary shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Sullivan's Island Elementary records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Charleston County) logs that median household earnings sit near $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Sullivan's Island Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mt. Pleasant Academy, around 2.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Sullivan's Island Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sullivan's Island Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 486 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Sullivan's Island Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.