📍 2407 Pisgah Road, Florence, Florence County, 29501
Virtus Academy of South Carolina is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Florence, Florence County. The school has 614 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It serves grades K–9 in a rural setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Virtus Academy of South Carolina enrolls 614 students across grades K–9. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 28% Black or African American and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
496 of the school's 614 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 425 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.
Virtus Academy of South Carolina 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-70, state senate district 31, state house district 62.
Virtus Academy of South Carolina 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 614 students, Virtus Academy of South Carolina is smaller than the district average of about 1,084 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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