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James Island Charter High School

1000 Ft. Johnson Road

Tel: (843)762-2754

James Island Charter High School serves 1,577 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 48%.
James Island Charter High School operates within the Charleston 01 School District.
Charleston 01 School District's 54% graduation rate is lower than the SC state average of 66%.

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.51 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	16:1	16:1

Asian	1%	1%

Hispanic	5%	8%

Black	27%	35%

White	65%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	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.	0.51	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.	23%	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.	3%	6%

Charleston 01 School District's student population of 46,721 students has grown by 6% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 54% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $15,503 is higher than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,355 is higher than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Charleston 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	78	6
Number of Students Managed	46,721	3,454

Graduation Rate	54%	66%

District Total Revenue	$708 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$747 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$15,503	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$16,355	$10,999

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores