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ExploreCharleston 01

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 4501440

Charleston 01

Charleston, SC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

50,856

+0.1%YoY

Graduation Rate

84.4%

-2.5%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$12,237

-41.4%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.0:1

-7.1%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

13.8%

-26.6%vs. State

English Language Learners

28.4%

+82.1%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

13.8%

-20.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.4%

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