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Flowertown Elementary School

20 King Charles Circle

Tel: (843)871-7400

Flowertown Elementary School serves 1,071 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 48%.
Flowertown Elementary School operates within the Dorchester 02 School District.

The student population of 1071 students has grown by 5% over five years.
The teacher population of 63 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.54 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	5%	8%

Black	24%	35%

White	63%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	8%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.54	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	39%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	6%

Dorchester 02 School District's student population of 25,117 students has grown by 7% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,047 in this district is less than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,899 is less than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Dorchester 02 School District
Number of Schools Managed	21	6
Number of Students Managed	25,117	3,454

District Total Revenue	$220 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$217 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,047	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$8,899	$10,999

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