📍 103 Calhoun Street, Charleston, Charleston County, 29401
Buist Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 3–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 96% of students are proficient in reading. 94% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buist Academy enrolls 548 students across grades 3–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Black or African American and 6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 389 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 12% |
| Asian | 33 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 5.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
126 of the school's 548 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Buist Academy 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 43, state house district 110.
Buist Academy 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 548 students, Buist Academy is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize