📍 244 President Street, Charleston, Charleston County, 29403
Burke High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Burke High enrolls 352 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.1% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 329 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.3% |
| White | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 352 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 352 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Burke High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 111.
Burke 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 352 students, Burke High is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize