Charter agency · Richland County
SC Public Charter School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending
SC Public Charter School District runs 44 public schools with 21,383 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.7 students per teacher is about the same as the South Carolina figure of 14.4.
At a glance
- Schools
- 44
- Students
- 21,383
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,457
- Students per teacher
- 14.7
- SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1824 Barnwell Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803)734-8322
- County
- Richland County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Charter agency
- NCES district ID
- 4503901
- State district ID
- SC-4701
- Total staff (FTE)
- 2,755
- School counselors (FTE)
- 65.0About 329 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 114.0
- Charter schools
- 44
Students per teacher compared
This district14.7
South Carolina14.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (15,773), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $342.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $29.3 million
- State revenue
- $290.9 million
- Local revenue
- $22.3 million
- Total spending
- $367.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $23,309
- Salaries
- $76.8 million20.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 8.5%
- State: 84.9%
- Local: 6.5%
South Carolina overall
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 48.0%
- Local: 40.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$23,309
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826
Schools in SC Public Charter School District
By level: 11 high, 5 middle, 19 elementary, 9 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bettis Preparatory Leadership AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 118 | 11.8 |
| Bridges Preparatory SchoolCharter | Other | K to 12 | 1,472 | 15.0 |
| Butler AcademyCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 393 | 11.9 |
| Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter SchoolCharter | Elementary | PK to 8 | 181 | 13.9 |
| Carolina Shores Acceleration AcademyCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 277 | 34.6 |
| Carolus Online AcademyCharter | Other | K to 12 | 1,786 | 27.9 |
| Compass Collegiate AcademyCharter | Elementary | K to 4 | 155 | 14.1 |
| East Point AcademyCharter | Elementary | PK to 8 | 724 | 13.2 |
| Felton Laboratory Charter SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 279 | 21.5 |
| Fox Creek HighCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 672 | 16.0 |
| GREEN Charter School GreenvilleCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 998 | 14.3 |
| GREEN Charter School LowcountryCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 301 | 12.0 |
| GREEN Charter School MidlandsCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 258 | 9.9 |
| GREEN Charter School SimpsonvilleCharter | Elementary | K to 6 | 367 | 14.1 |
| GREEN Charter School SpartanburgCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 412 | 11.1 |
| GREEN Upstate High School GreenvilleCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 390 | 11.5 |
| Greenville Technical Charter High SchoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 530 | 16.6 |
| Greer Middle College Charter HighCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 535 | 18.4 |
| Heartwood Community SchoolCharter | Elementary | K to 2 | 87 | 6.2 |
| High Point AcademyCharter | Other | K to 12 | 1,208 | 13.7 |
| Lakes and Bridges Charter SchoolCharter | Elementary | 1 to 8 | 204 | 8.9 |
| LEAD AcademyCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 403 | 13.4 |
| Learn4Life High School-CharlestonCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 169 | 24.1 |
| Legacy Early CollegeCEP schoolCharter | Other | PK to 12 | 1,592 | 14.2 |
| Liberty STEAM Charter SchoolCharter | Elementary | K to 4 | 730 | 14.0 |
| Lowcountry Acceleration AcademyCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 619 | 44.2 |
| Lowcountry Montessori SchoolCharter | Other | PK to 12 | 408 | 14.6 |
| Meeting Street Academy-SpartanburgCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | PK to 5 | 306 | 10.6 |
| Meyer Center for Special ChildrenCharter | Elementary | PK to 2 | 92 | 4.8 |
| Midlands Middle CollegeCharter | High | 10 to 12 | 115 | 19.2 |
| Movement School Bridge ViewCharter | Elementary | K to 1 | 79 | 15.8 |
| Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence AcademyCharter | Middle | 2 to 8 | 216 | 9.4 |
| Palmetto ExcelCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Palmetto Scholars AcademyCharter | High | 6 to 12 | 507 | 14.5 |
| Pee Dee Math Sci & TechCEP schoolCharter | Other | K to 12 | 205 | 15.8 |
| Polaris Tech Charter SchoolCharter | Other | K to 12 | 514 | 11.7 |
| Riverwalk AcademyCharter | Other | K to 12 | 755 | 12.2 |
| SC Whitmore SchoolCharter | High | 9 to 12 | 431 | 28.7 |
| Sea Islands Heritage AcademyCharter | Middle | 6 to 7 | 38 | 12.7 |
| Spartanburg Preparatory SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | PK to 8 | 454 | 11.3 |
| Summit AcademyCharter | Middle | 6 to 7 | 59 | 9.8 |
| Tall Pines STEM AcademyCharter | Middle | 5 to 8 | 382 | 15.3 |
| York Preparatory AcademyCharter | Other | K to 12 | 1,672 | 15.8 |
| Youth Leadership AcademyCharter | Middle | 6 to 8 | 290 | 15.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Richland County
- Richland 02 School District 28,841 students
- Charter Institute at Erskine 26,014 students
- Richland 01 School District 21,814 students
- Lexington 05 School District 17,053 students
- Limestone Charters Association 7,387 students
- South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs 0 students
More in South Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.