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Miseducation » South Carolina

Dorchester School District 2

102 Greenwave Boulevard, Summerville, SC 29483

25.7K Students | 1,501 Teachers | 21 Schools

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Alston Middle
Ashley Ridge High
Beech Hill Elementary
Charles B. Dubose Middle
Eagle Nest Elementary
Flowertown Elementary
Fort Dorchester Elementary
Fort Dorchester High
Gregg Middle
James H. Spann Elementary
Joseph R. Pye Elementary
Knightsville Elementary
Newington Elementary
Oakbrook Elementary
Oakbrook Middle
River Oaks Middle
Rollings Middle School of the Arts
Summerville Elementary
Summerville High
William M. Reeves Elementary
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.8x

White students are 4.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.8x

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.7 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.1 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.1 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

44% Nonwhite Students

41% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

88% High School Graduation Rate

15% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,126 students

14% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

3,551 students

20% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,505 students

3% Students Enrolled in Physics

216 students

19% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,396 students

25% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,894 students

27% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,978 students

16% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,185 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

137 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

356 students

Teachers & Resources

17.1 Students for Every Teacher

12% Inexperienced Teachers

45% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

18 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

3 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

18 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

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State

Students

2,127 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

3,956 Total In-School Suspended Students

15% of all students in this district

60 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

195 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.1Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

174 Total Arrests

8 Average Arrests, per School

289 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

13 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.1 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Linda Huffman
(843) 873-2901
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Linda Huffman
(843) 873-2901
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Toni Cappelletti
(843) 875-4161
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alston Middle	Summerville	45%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	33%	27%	92%	3.6x	3x
Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	9.4x
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Summerville	36%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Eagle Nest Elementary	North Charleston	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Flowertown Elementary	Summerville	42%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.1x
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Summerville	44%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.8x
Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	59%	34%	86%	2.3x	2x
Gregg Middle	Summerville	36%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
James H. Spann Elementary	Summerville	43%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.2x
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Ladson	53%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.6x
Knightsville Elementary	Summerville	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.9x
Newington Elementary	Summerville	41%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Elementary	Ladson	44%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	68%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.4x
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	29%	12%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville Elementary	Summerville	49%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.2x
Summerville High	Summerville	37%	33%	86%	3.1x	2.3x
William M. Reeves Elementary	Summerville	39%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	North Charleston	73%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alston Middle	Summerville	45%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Hispanic students suspended
Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	33%	27%	92%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Summerville	36%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No Hispanic students suspended
Eagle Nest Elementary	North Charleston	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Flowertown Elementary	Summerville	42%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Summerville	44%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	59%	34%	86%	2.3x	1.9x
Gregg Middle	Summerville	36%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James H. Spann Elementary	Summerville	43%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Ladson	53%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Knightsville Elementary	Summerville	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Newington Elementary	Summerville	41%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Elementary	Ladson	44%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	68%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	29%	12%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville Elementary	Summerville	49%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville High	Summerville	37%	33%	86%	1.9x	0 Not available
William M. Reeves Elementary	Summerville	39%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	North Charleston	73%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alston Middle	Summerville	45%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	33%	27%	92%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Summerville	36%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
Eagle Nest Elementary	North Charleston	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Flowertown Elementary	Summerville	42%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Summerville	44%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	59%	34%	86%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Gregg Middle	Summerville	36%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James H. Spann Elementary	Summerville	43%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14.4x
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Ladson	53%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Knightsville Elementary	Summerville	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Newington Elementary	Summerville	41%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Elementary	Ladson	44%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	68%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	29%	12%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville Elementary	Summerville	49%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville High	Summerville	37%	33%	86%	0 Not available	2.8x
William M. Reeves Elementary	Summerville	39%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	North Charleston	73%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alston Middle	Summerville	45%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	33%	27%	92%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Summerville	36%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.4x
Eagle Nest Elementary	North Charleston	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Flowertown Elementary	Summerville	42%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Summerville	44%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	59%	34%	86%	0 Not available	4.4x
Gregg Middle	Summerville	36%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James H. Spann Elementary	Summerville	43%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Ladson	53%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Knightsville Elementary	Summerville	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Newington Elementary	Summerville	41%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Elementary	Ladson	44%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	68%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	29%	12%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville Elementary	Summerville	49%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville High	Summerville	37%	33%	86%	0 Not available	2.4x
William M. Reeves Elementary	Summerville	39%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	North Charleston	73%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Alston Middle	Summerville	45%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No students of Two or More Races suspended
Ashley Ridge High	Summerville	33%	27%	92%	0 Not available	3.4x
Beech Hill Elementary	Summerville	29%	30%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles B. Dubose Middle	Summerville	36%	37%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eagle Nest Elementary	North Charleston	70%	55%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Flowertown Elementary	Summerville	42%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Summerville	44%	26%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Fort Dorchester High	North Charleston	59%	34%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gregg Middle	Summerville	36%	42%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.7x
James H. Spann Elementary	Summerville	43%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Joseph R. Pye Elementary	Ladson	53%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Knightsville Elementary	Summerville	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Newington Elementary	Summerville	41%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Elementary	Ladson	44%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oakbrook Middle	Ladson	50%	40%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
River Oaks Middle	North Charleston	68%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Summerville	29%	12%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.6x
Summerville Elementary	Summerville	49%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Summerville High	Summerville	37%	33%	86%	0 Not available	2.9x
William M. Reeves Elementary	Summerville	39%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	North Charleston	73%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →