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Lowcountry Acceleration Academy School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5935 Rivers Avenue Suite 101 A
N Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 804-6778
District
SC Public Charter School District
County
CHARLESTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
242
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.9% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Lowcountry Acceleration Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
31%
25%
47%
0%
15%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

50 40 30 20 10 0
37
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 59 24.4%
Grade 10 64 26.4%
Grade 11 64 26.4%
Grade 12 55 22.7%
Total 242 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.7% 53.7% 50.8%
Black 46.6% 29.4% 33.4%
Hispanic 21.0% 13.7% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 2.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.9% 46.9% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 1.7% 40.8% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.3% 6.1% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 25.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 12.7%
$15,000 or less Unreported 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,026 $246,870,000 67.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $598 $10,518,000 2.9%
Staff $304 $5,355,000 1.5%
General Administration $196 $3,456,000 0.9%
School Administration $950 $16,716,000 4.5%
Operation $792 $13,939,000 3.8%
Transportation $33 $585,000 0.2%
Other $537 $9,456,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,410 $60,025,000 16.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,452 $60,750,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $20,888 $367,645,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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