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Academic Magnet High

5109-A West Enterprise Street, North Charleston, Charleston County, 29405

719
Pupils
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Academic Magnet High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in North Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charleston 01

Enrollment & staffing

Academic Magnet High enrolls 719 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.

Male students
340 (47%)
Female students
379 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
42.8
Student-teacher ratio
16.8:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.6% Asian and 5.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White54576%
Asian699.6%
Two or more races425.8%
Hispanic or Latino405.6%
Black or African American212.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

84 of the school's 719 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9–12Supplemental Virtual

Academic Magnet High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 113.

School district: Charleston 01

Academic Magnet High is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 719 students, Academic Magnet High is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.

50,856
District students
82
Schools
3,791
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

98%
Reading proficient
75%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
2%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices AP courses (9) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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