Clear Dot Charter School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 11 · Columbia, South Carolina

Clear Dot Charter School in Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 474 students in 2024-25 with 42.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 40% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 63%

338 students in 2022-23, 418 students in 2023-24, 474 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.8 to 42.0.

Students enrolled at Clear Dot Charter School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-233382023-244182024-25474
Students enrolled at Clear Dot Charter School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-233382023-244182024-25474
Students enrolled at Clear Dot Charter School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-233382023-244182024-25474
Students enrolled at Clear Dot Charter School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 418, 2024-25: 47402004006002022-233382023-244182024-25474
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333825.813.1
2023-2441842.39.9
2024-2547442.011.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 South Carolina schools of this kind

Among the 30 South Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 313 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clear Dot Charter School enrolled 313 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 313 of the 313 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent8.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.8% of students were Black, 11.6% White, 4.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black80.8%
  2. White11.6%
  3. Two or more races4.2%
  4. Hispanic3.2%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Clear Dot Charter School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%55%52.1%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%32% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Schools of this kind in Columbia

5 public schools of this kind in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Clear Dot Charter School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
SC Connections Academy6,15223.038.2%
Clear Dot Charter School47411.384.3%
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center41711.199.3%
Midlands Arts Conservatory1667.79.6%
Pendergrass Fairwold School463.393.5%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Clear Dot Charter School

  1. Pendergrass Fairwold SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 46 students, 3.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. SC Connections AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 5.1 miles away: 6,152 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
  3. Compare Clear Dot Charter School with Pendergrass Fairwold SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charter Institute at Erskine spends per student$20,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,062
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaClear Dot Charter School is the number 16 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#16 of 30
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.11.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Clear Dot Charter School

  1. How many students attend Clear Dot Charter School?
    474 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 338 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Columbia, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clear Dot Charter School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clear Dot Charter School a Title I school?
    Clear Dot Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clear Dot Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clear Dot Charter School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clear Dot Charter School in?
    Charter Institute at Erskine, NCES district ID 4503909. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390901717 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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