Fort Dorchester Elementary School
5100 Westcott Blvd, N. Charleston, SC, 29420 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Fort Dorchester Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County Dorchester County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1368 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 82 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 39 students
Kind - 227 students
Grade 1 - 234 students
Grade 2 - 224 students
Grade 3 - 231 students
Grade 4 - 199 students
Grade 5 - 214 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 6% 1%
% Hispanic 5% 5%
% Black 26% 44%
% White 63% 49%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 18% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Dorchester County 02 School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 17 9
Number of Students Managed 19,297 students 4,098 students
District Total Revenue $141,522,000 $40,303,000
District Expenditure $145,717,000 $42,483,000
District Revenue / Student $7,334 $9,835
District Expenditure / Student $7,551 $10,367
School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29420)
School Zip (29420)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 14,860 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 33% 21%
Population Average Age 30 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $46,366 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.8 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 25 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29420)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 73% / 27% 69% / 31%
School Map:
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View all schools in: N. Charleston, Dorchester County, Zip 29420 
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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