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SC Connections Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 6,263 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 221 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 28.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 44% are proficient in maths. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
SC Connections Academy enrolls 6,263 students across grades K–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 221 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 28.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 22% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 3,894 | 62% |
| Black or African American | 1,369 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 508 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 416 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 49 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3,152 of the school's 6,263 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,394 qualify for free lunch and 758 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.
SC Connections Academy 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 20, state house district 69.
SC Connections Academy 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 6,263 students, SC Connections Academy 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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