Public schools in Mount Pleasant, SC
Mount Pleasant has 4 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 5,334 students. They are run by 1 district.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
One district runs Mount Pleasant's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mount Pleasant | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston County School District | 4 | 49,929 | $16,635 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Mount Pleasant, 2,588 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wando High | 2,588 | 17.8 | 17.3% | Charleston County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Mount Pleasant, 2,116 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie Middle | 1,130 | 17.5 | 20.5% | Charleston County |
| Laing Middle | 986 | 16.3 | 19.9% | Charleston County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One elementary school in Mount Pleasant, 630 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant Academy | 630 | 16.5 | 14.4% | Charleston County |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Mount Pleasant's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Mount Pleasant school has 17.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 1,058 students (state 554).
| Mount Pleasant | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.0 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 1,058 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 4 Mount Pleasant schools and the 1,183 South Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Mount Pleasant
- Charleston County School DistrictRuns 4 of Mount Pleasant's 4 public schools and spent $16,635 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,635
- Wando High, the largest high school in Mount Pleasant2,588 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.2,588
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mount Pleasant addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in South Carolina
- Columbia74 schools
- Greenville49 schools
- Charleston31 schools
- North Charleston29 schools
- Spartanburg28 schools
- Rock Hill26 schools
- Summerville26 schools
- Myrtle Beach25 schools
Questions about schools in Mount Pleasant
How many public schools are in Mount Pleasant, SC?
4 public schools with an address in Mount Pleasant were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary, enrolling 5,334 students.What is the largest high school in Mount Pleasant?
Wando High, with 2,588 students in 2024-25 (Charleston County School District).Which districts run Mount Pleasant's schools?
Charleston County School District (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25