📍 2023 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, Lexington County, 29169
South Carolina Virtual Charter School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in West Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 2,912 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 138.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 59%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Carolina Virtual Charter School enrolls 2,912 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 138.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 32% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,578 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 946 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 26 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,885 of the school's 2,912 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,378 qualify for free lunch and 507 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.
South Carolina Virtual Charter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. 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-20, state senate district 26, state house district 89.
South Carolina Virtual Charter School is one of 24 schools in Charter Institute at Erskine, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 26,014 students district-wide and employs 1,131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,912 students, South Carolina Virtual Charter School is larger than the district average of about 1,084 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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