📍 5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A, N Charleston, Charleston County, 29406
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in N Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 37.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy enrolls 242 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 37.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 30% White and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 111 | 46% |
| White | 73 | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
24 of the school's 242 students (9.9%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 4 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 113.
Lowcountry Acceleration 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 242 students, Lowcountry Acceleration Academy is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Setting: City - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near Lowcountry Acceleration Academy.
Find vacancies →