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Charleston

Charleston, SC schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$1,829 left/mo

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3 bd $2,476/mo in Charleston. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.

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Public-school students

118,317

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

14.3

8,296 teachers

Districts / schools

4 / 159

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$1,829

NCES counts 159 public schools here. 157 are filed under a level. 2 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

4 largest districts in Charleston.

  • Charleston 01

    Charleston

    Students
    50,856
    Schools
    83
    Pupil–teacher
    13
  • Berkeley 01

    Moncks Corner

    Students
    39,423
    Schools
    46
    Pupil–teacher
    16.1
  • Dorchester 02

    Summerville

    Students
    25,928
    Schools
    25
    Pupil–teacher
    15.1
  • Dorchester 04

    St. George

    Students
    2,110
    Schools
    5
    Pupil–teacher
    12.2

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

94

Elementary grades

Middle

30

Middle or junior high

High

32

Secondary grades

Other

1

K–12, ungraded, alternative

157 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Charleston metro sits

Roughly the core of the Charleston, SC metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. −$669 left/mo. Childcare $1,104. Charleston paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Charleston

Take-home by job in Charleston

Pay and leftover for every job in Charleston

Other South Carolina metros

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