Miseducation | SC Public Charter School District | ProPublica

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Miseducation » South Carolina

SC Public Charter School District

3710 Landmark Drive Suite 201, Columbia, SC 29204

18.4K Students | 892 Teachers | 32 Schools

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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

3.5x 

White students are 3.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

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

Discipline

3x 

Black students are 3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 2.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 6 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

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

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students 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

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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

This District

State

Students

31% Nonwhite Students

45% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

51% High School Graduation Rate

3% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

352 students

8% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,430 students

30% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,602 students

4% Students Enrolled in Physics

276 students

12% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

615 students

16% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,426 students

27% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,102 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,339 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

231 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

369 students

Teachers & Resources

20.6 Students for Every Teacher

16% Inexperienced Teachers

14% Chronically Absent Teachers

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

3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.5 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

14 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

10 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

17 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

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

This District

State

Students

841 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

875 Total In-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

87 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

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

1.5Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

6 Total Arrests

26 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.5 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

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)

  • Vamshi Rudrapati
  • (803) 734-1105
  • Email
Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

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

  • Vamshi Rudrapati
  • (803) 734-1105
  • Email
Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

  • Emily Paul
  • (803) 734-0670
  • Email
All Schools

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

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

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)
Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort 23% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls 52% 83% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School McClellanville 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Coastal Leadership Academy Myrtle Beach 26% 40% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville 28% 65% Less than 10%

Not available

Not available

East Point Academy West Columbia 56% 43%

Not Available

Not available

6.2x
Fox Creek Charter High North Augusta 20% 23% Between 80% and 84%

No Black students enrolled

3.1x
Garden City Preparatory Academy for Boys Orangeburg 100% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia 35% 26% Between 70% and 74%

Not available

1.9x
Green Charter School Greenville 46% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

High Point Academy Spartanburg 27% 43%

Not Available

Not available

2.3x
Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Columbia 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lead Academy Greenville 73% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School Hollywood 25% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort 21% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midlands Middle College West Columbia 22% 20% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Midland STEM Institute Winnsboro 40% 70%

Not Available

Not available

3.3x
NEXT High Greenville 22% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston 31% 12% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy Bishopville 76% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Provost Academy South Carolina Columbia 26% 55% 41%

Not available

Not available

Quest Leadership Academy Greenville 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill 29% 29%

Not Available

Not available

5x
Royal Live Oak Academy for the Arts and Sciences Charter Hardeeville 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

1.7x
SC Connections Academy Columbia 23% 39% 60%

Not available

Not available

SC Virtual Charter School Columbia 23% 62% 37%

Not available

Not available

SC Whitmore School Columbia 22% 36% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Calvert Academy Columbia 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Science Academy Columbia 73% 57%

Not Available

Not available

1.9x
Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg 51% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill 26% 25% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

1.6x
Youth Leadership Academy Charter Pickens 11% 17%

Not Available

Not available

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)
Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort 23% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls 52% 83% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School McClellanville 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Coastal Leadership Academy Myrtle Beach 26% 40% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville 28% 65% Less than 10%

Not available

Not available

East Point Academy West Columbia 56% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fox Creek Charter High North Augusta 20% 23% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Garden City Preparatory Academy for Boys Orangeburg 100% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia 35% 26% Between 70% and 74%

Not available

Not available

Green Charter School Greenville 46% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

High Point Academy Spartanburg 27% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Columbia 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lead Academy Greenville 73% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School Hollywood 25% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort 21% 29%

Not Available

Not available

4.3x
Midlands Middle College West Columbia 22% 20% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Midland STEM Institute Winnsboro 40% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

NEXT High Greenville 22% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston 31% 12% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy Bishopville 76% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Provost Academy South Carolina Columbia 26% 55% 41%

Not available

Not available

Quest Leadership Academy Greenville 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill 29% 29%

Not Available

Not available

4x
Royal Live Oak Academy for the Arts and Sciences Charter Hardeeville 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SC Connections Academy Columbia 23% 39% 60%

Not available

Not available

SC Virtual Charter School Columbia 23% 62% 37%

Not available

Not available

SC Whitmore School Columbia 22% 36% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Calvert Academy Columbia 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Science Academy Columbia 73% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg 51% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill 26% 25% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Youth Leadership Academy Charter Pickens 11% 17%

Not Available

Not available

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)
Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort 23% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls 52% 83% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School McClellanville 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Coastal Leadership Academy Myrtle Beach 26% 40% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville 28% 65% Less than 10%

Not available

Not available

East Point Academy West Columbia 56% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fox Creek Charter High North Augusta 20% 23% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Garden City Preparatory Academy for Boys Orangeburg 100% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia 35% 26% Between 70% and 74%

Not available

Not available

Green Charter School Greenville 46% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

High Point Academy Spartanburg 27% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Columbia 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lead Academy Greenville 73% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School Hollywood 25% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort 21% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midlands Middle College West Columbia 22% 20% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Midland STEM Institute Winnsboro 40% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

NEXT High Greenville 22% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston 31% 12% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy Bishopville 76% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Provost Academy South Carolina Columbia 26% 55% 41%

Not available

Not available

Quest Leadership Academy Greenville 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill 29% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Live Oak Academy for the Arts and Sciences Charter Hardeeville 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SC Connections Academy Columbia 23% 39% 60%

Not available

Not available

SC Virtual Charter School Columbia 23% 62% 37%

Less likely

Not available

SC Whitmore School Columbia 22% 36% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Calvert Academy Columbia 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Science Academy Columbia 73% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg 51% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill 26% 25% Between 90% and 94%

Less likely

Not available

Youth Leadership Academy Charter Pickens 11% 17%

Not Available

Not available

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)
Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort 23% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls 52% 83% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School McClellanville 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Coastal Leadership Academy Myrtle Beach 26% 40% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville 28% 65% Less than 10%

Not available

Not available

East Point Academy West Columbia 56% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fox Creek Charter High North Augusta 20% 23% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Garden City Preparatory Academy for Boys Orangeburg 100% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia 35% 26% Between 70% and 74%

Not available

Not available

Green Charter School Greenville 46% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

High Point Academy Spartanburg 27% 43%

Not Available

Not available

16.7x
Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Columbia 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lead Academy Greenville 73% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School Hollywood 25% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort 21% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midlands Middle College West Columbia 22% 20% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Midland STEM Institute Winnsboro 40% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

NEXT High Greenville 22% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston 31% 12% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy Bishopville 76% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Provost Academy South Carolina Columbia 26% 55% 41%

Not available

Not available

Quest Leadership Academy Greenville 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill 29% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Live Oak Academy for the Arts and Sciences Charter Hardeeville 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SC Connections Academy Columbia 23% 39% 60%

Not available

Not available

SC Virtual Charter School Columbia 23% 62% 37%

Not available

Not available

SC Whitmore School Columbia 22% 36% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Calvert Academy Columbia 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Science Academy Columbia 73% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg 51% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill 26% 25% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Youth Leadership Academy Charter Pickens 11% 17%

Not Available

Not available

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)
Bridges Preparatory School Beaufort 23% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Calhoun Falls Charter School Calhoun Falls 52% 83% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School McClellanville 16% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Coastal Leadership Academy Myrtle Beach 26% 40% Greater than 80%

Not available

3.1x
Cyber Academy of South Carolina Greenville 28% 65% Less than 10%

Not available

Not available

East Point Academy West Columbia 56% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Fox Creek Charter High North Augusta 20% 23% Between 80% and 84%

Not available

Not available

Garden City Preparatory Academy for Boys Orangeburg 100% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gray Collegiate Academy West Columbia 35% 26% Between 70% and 74%

Not available

2.2x
Green Charter School Greenville 46% 16%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

High Point Academy Spartanburg 27% 43%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Columbia 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lead Academy Greenville 73% 66%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School Hollywood 25% 40%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Lowcountry Montessori School Beaufort 21% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Midlands Middle College West Columbia 22% 20% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Midland STEM Institute Winnsboro 40% 70%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

NEXT High Greenville 22% 20%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Palmetto Scholars Academy North Charleston 31% 12% Greater than 80%

Not available

Not available

Pee Dee Math Science and Technology Academy Bishopville 76% 80%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Provost Academy South Carolina Columbia 26% 55% 41%

Not available

Not available

Quest Leadership Academy Greenville 99% 100%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Riverwalk Academy Rock Hill 29% 29%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Royal Live Oak Academy for the Arts and Sciences Charter Hardeeville 71% 83%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

SC Connections Academy Columbia 23% 39% 60%

Not available

Not available

SC Virtual Charter School Columbia 23% 62% 37%

Not available

Not available

SC Whitmore School Columbia 22% 36% Between 30% and 34%

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Calvert Academy Columbia 40% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

South Carolina Science Academy Columbia 73% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Spartanburg Preparatory School Spartanburg 51% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

York Preparatory Academy Rock Hill 26% 25% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Youth Leadership Academy Charter Pickens 11% 17%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

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.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

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

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