The Montessori School of Camden

The Montessori School of Camden, an one-room-style elementary school in Camden, South Carolina, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine, serves 112 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 526.

Charter Institute at Erskine comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 28,041 students; The Montessori School of Camden is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Montessori School of Camden lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest reads as 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Kershaw County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Kershaw County shows median household income runs about $68,231, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The Montessori School of Camden is one of 18 public schools in Kershaw County (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students).

The closest other public school is Camden High, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The Montessori School of Camden operates from a low-density location. The Montessori School of Camden is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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