Fort Dorchester High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 2,344 students in 2024-25 with 134.8 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 88% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 80% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (South Carolina: 83.8%).

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

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

2,312 students in 2022-23, 2,301 students in 2023-24, 2,344 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 129.0 to 134.8.

Students enrolled at Fort Dorchester High by school year2022-23: 2,312, 2023-24: 2,301, 2024-25: 2,34401k2k3k2022-232,3122023-242,3012024-252,344
Students enrolled at Fort Dorchester High by school year2022-23: 2,312, 2023-24: 2,301, 2024-25: 2,34401k2k3k2022-232,3122023-242,3012024-252,344
Students enrolled at Fort Dorchester High by school year2022-23: 2,312, 2023-24: 2,301, 2024-25: 2,34401k2k3k2022-232,3122023-242,3012024-252,344
Students enrolled at Fort Dorchester High by school year2022-23: 2,312, 2023-24: 2,301, 2024-25: 2,34401k2k3k2022-232,3122023-242,3012024-252,344
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,312129.017.9
2023-242,301137.516.7
2024-252,344134.817.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Fort Dorchester High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFort Dorchester High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Fort Dorchester High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFort Dorchester High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Fort Dorchester High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFort Dorchester High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Fort Dorchester High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFort Dorchester High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5

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).

22 AP courses and one counselor per 251 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Dorchester High enrolled 2,261 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 128 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses22
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 251 of the 2,261 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions128
  • Chronically absent40.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.3% of students were Black, 29.6% White, 17.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black41.3%
  2. White29.6%
  3. Hispanic17.5%
  4. Two or more races7.9%
  5. Asian3.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Fort Dorchester High scored proficient or above: 88% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% 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, 2021-2288%57%52.1%
Math, 2022-2380%45% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% of the 519 students in Fort Dorchester High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate95%92%83.8%
Students in the class5191,87759,540

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in North Charleston

9 public high schools in North Charleston report 2024-25 enrollment; Fort Dorchester High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fort Dorchester High2,34417.455.0%
RB Stall High2,13515.5100.0%
Charleston School of the Arts1,10216.020.6%
North Charleston High8299.2100.0%
Academic Magnet High74016.69.9%
Palmetto Scholars Academy50714.511.4%
Military Magnet Academy3938.7100.0%
Allegro Charter School of Music2509.384.3%

All public schools in North Charleston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fort Dorchester High

  1. RB Stall HighThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 2,135 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Palmetto Scholars AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 507 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Fort Dorchester High with RB Stall HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dorchester 02 spends per student$11,212 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,212
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaFort Dorchester High is the number 12 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.17.4:1
  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 Fort Dorchester High

  1. How many students attend Fort Dorchester High?
    2,344 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,312 in 2022-23. It is a high school in North Charleston, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Dorchester High?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fort Dorchester High a Title I school?
    Fort Dorchester High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fort Dorchester High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fort Dorchester High scored proficient or above: 88% in reading in 2021-22 and 80% 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 is the graduation rate at Fort Dorchester High?
    95% of the 519 students in Fort Dorchester High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Fort Dorchester High in?
    Dorchester 02, NCES district ID 4502010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450201000007 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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