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Academic Magnet High School
1525 Avenue B. South, No. Charleston, SC, 29405-4742 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Academic Magnet High School
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Charleston County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 510 students
% Male / % Female 44%  /  56%
Total Classroom Teachers 34 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 151 students
Grade 10 - 152 students
Grade 11 - 113 students
Grade 12 - 94 students
This School ( SC ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( SC ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 11% 1%
% Hispanic 3% 5%
% Black 21% 44%
% White 65% 49%
Additional Student Information
This School ( SC ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( SC ) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Charleston County School District
This School's Agency ( SC ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 80 7
Number of Students Managed 45,832 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $507,150,000 $32,593,000
District Expenditure $452,741,000 $32,358,000
District Revenue / Student $11,065 $8,131
District Expenditure / Student $9,878 $13,599
District Graduation Rates 82% 86%
School Notes:
  • Academic Magnet High School (AMHS) is a high school (grades 9-12) in North Charleston, South Carolina. The school requires students to join through an admissions process based on middle school grades and a written essay that is completed with guidelines given by the school.
  • History: Academic Magnet High School was established in 1988, and the first class graduated in 1992. The school was originally located as a separate sub-campus of Burke High School (South Carolina) in downtown Charleston, SC, but has since moved to the Charleston Naval Base.
  • Curriculum: Students must fulfill a 90-hour service requirement in order to graduate. Students must also complete at least four advanced placement (AP) courses throughout their high school career in order to graduate from the Academic Magnet. Another requirement is Senior Thesis. Students take one year to work with a mentor and teacher advisor to pursue a research project on a topic of their choice.
  • AP Courses Offered: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism, AP Environmental Science, AP European History, AP US History, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government & Politics, AP Psychology, AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science AB, AP Studio Art, AP Music Theory, AP French Language, AP Spanish Language.
  • Community Service: In 2005, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control presented the school with the Donna Bates Memorial Award for coastal environmental education activities. It announced that the school would use the accompanying grant to improve its "Splish-Splash Water Testing Project" and to purchase soil and water probes, native plants and other materials to help student-led efforts to restore Noisette Creek in North Charleston.
  • Recognition: The Academic Magnet High School is recognized as one of the foremost secondary schools in South Carolina and in the nation. In the May 8, 2006 Newsweek cover story, Academic Magnet High School was ranked 10th among national public high schools based on a scale in which AP courses were a major factor.
  • Contact information: The Magnet high school is located in North Charleston, South Carolina; the precise address is: 1525 Avenue B South, North Charleston, SC 29405.
  • Sports Boys: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Sailing, Soccer, Swimming, Track, Wrestling.
  • Sports Girls: Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Golf, Sailing, Soccer- best program at magnet, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track.
  • Clubs: Academic Magnet has more than 42 clubs, including the following: Academic Team, African American Awarness Club, Animanga Club, Asian Awareness Club, Chess Club, Debate, Dirty Birds Drum Corps, Drama, FCA, Forensics, Future Problem Solving, Jewish Awareness Club, Juggling Club, Martial Arts Club, Mock Trial, Mu Alpha Theta, Photography, Ping Pong Club, Sailing, Science, Step Team, Student Council, Tech Club (TSA), Young Greens.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29405)
School Zip (29405) (SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 30,319 people 3,827,690 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 21%
Population Average Age 33 years old 35.4 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $23,200 $37,524
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 50 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 46% / 54% 69% / 31%
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• Student Review - 04/15/08
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Having attended 4 high schools as a result of being in a military family, I have had a pretty good experience on what courses I was a head of and behi ...more
• Student Review - 04/02/08
Recommended Recommended
I am currently enrolled at Academic Magnet HS, and I love it! The classes are great. The teachers (the vast majority of them) are great. You get the o ...more
 
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