📍 7202 Central Ave, Savannah, Chatham County, 31406
Oglethorpe Charter School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 605 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oglethorpe Charter School enrolls 605 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 7.1% White and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 498 | 82% |
| White | 43 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
495 of the school's 605 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 436 qualify for free lunch and 59 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oglethorpe Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-10, state senate district 2, state house district 165.
Oglethorpe Charter School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 605 students, Oglethorpe Charter School is close to the district average of about 616 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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