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What's one thing Virtus Academy of South Carolina gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
756
Combined
DISTRICT 1,421 · STATE 1,077
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901699
Virtus Academy of South Carolina
2407 Pisgah Road, Florence, SC 29501 · (843) 799-4032 · Florence County
GRADES KG–11COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of South Carolina public schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 31.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Virtus Academy of South Carolina ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
756
+261 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 756 | 59.5 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 56.5 | 12.1:1 | 100% (683) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 81% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 63% (310) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virtus Academy of South Carolina.
About Virtus Academy of South Carolina
Virtus Academy of South Carolina, a small combined-grade school, is located in Florence, South Carolina. The school had 756 students in kindergarten through 11 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (combined schools in South Carolina) has about 1,077 students.
The district, Charter Institute at Erskine, has 28,041 students enrolled across 30 schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Virtus Academy of South Carolina is White (49%). The remaining students are 37% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Florence County is about 50% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Virtus Academy of South Carolina belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal staffing data show 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Virtus Academy of South Carolina and a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among combined schools in South Carolina is 13.7:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Virtus Academy of South Carolina a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public schools, because each state gives its own test.
According to the American Community Survey, in Florence County, median household income is about $58,305, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 39 public schools operate in Florence County, serving about 21,641 students.
Carver Elementary is the public school closest to Virtus Academy of South Carolina, about 2.5 miles away. Virtus Academy of South Carolina has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe. Federal records list Virtus Academy of South Carolina as a charter school.
Federal records list enrollment at Virtus Academy of South Carolina as 495 in 2020-21 and 756 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 12.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Florence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,117
Census ACS
Median income
$58,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
21,641 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charter Institute at Erskine
- SC Connections AcademyCombined · 6,152 students
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- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
Other schools in Florence
- West Florence HighHigh · 1,827 students
- South Florence HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Southside MiddleMiddle · 1,138 students
- John W. Moore MiddleMiddle · 1,056 students
- Delmae Heights ElementaryElementary · 988 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary2.5 mi · 615
- Lucy T. Davis Elementary3.1 mi · 632
- R.N. Beck Child Development Center3.1 mi · 168
- West Florence High3.1 mi · 1,827
- John W. Moore Middle3.2 mi · 1,056
- North Vista Elementary3.5 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Virtus Academy of South CarolinaHow many students attend Virtus Academy of South Carolina?
Virtus Academy of South Carolina enrolls approximately 756 students in grades KG-11.
What grades does Virtus Academy of South Carolina serve?
Virtus Academy of South Carolina serves grades KG-11.
How many students per teacher at Virtus Academy of South Carolina?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Virtus Academy of South Carolina.
How diverse is Virtus Academy of South Carolina?
Virtus Academy of South Carolina reports a student body of 49% White, 6% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Virtus Academy of South Carolina public or private?
Virtus Academy of South Carolina is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine.
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