Thomas C. Cario Middle

Thomas C. Cario Middle is an intermediate school of high-enrollment scale in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, teacheing 1,105 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

Thomas C. Cario Middle is one of 81 schools operated by Charleston 01, a district that serves 52,009 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thomas C. Cario Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Charleston County indicate median household income runs about $88,494, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Charleston County's 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), Thomas C. Cario Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Charles Pinckney Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas C. Cario Middle.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Thomas C. Cario Middle's enrollment has declined 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,193 (now 1,105).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.