📍 69 Nicholson Road, Trenton, Edgefield County, 29847
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Trenton, Edgefield County. The school has 111 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy enrolls 111 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 5.4% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 103 | 93% |
| White | 6 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 111 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 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.
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 82.
Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 111 students, Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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