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SC Public Charter School District - Columbia, SC | Schools.now

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Charter

Suburb

NCES ID: 4503901

SC Public Charter School District

Columbia, SC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

21,383

-0.3%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.0%

-8.8%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$22,501

+7.7%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

+5.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

43.0%

+128.7%vs. State

English Language Learners

4.0%

-74.4%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-1.2%

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