Military Magnet Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · North Charleston, South Carolina

Military Magnet Academy in North Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 393 students in 2024-25 with 45.4 full-time teachers, 8.7 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. 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, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

428 students in 2022-23, 400 students in 2023-24, 393 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 45.4.

Students enrolled at Military Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 428, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234282023-244002024-25393
Students enrolled at Military Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 428, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234282023-244002024-25393
Students enrolled at Military Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 428, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234282023-244002024-25393
Students enrolled at Military Magnet Academy by school year2022-23: 428, 2023-24: 400, 2024-25: 39302004006002022-234282023-244002024-25393
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342842.010.2
2023-2440040.49.9
2024-2539345.48.7

8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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; This school 8.7; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.7state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 8.7; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.7state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 8.7; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.7state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; This school 8.7; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 8.7state 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).

2 AP courses and one counselor per 229 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Military Magnet Academy enrolled 458 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 128 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses2
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 229 of the 458 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions128
  • Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.8% of students were Black, 33.8% Hispanic, 2.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black59.8%
  2. Hispanic33.8%
  3. White2.8%
  4. Two or more races2.5%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Military Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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, 2021-2232%57%52.1%
Math, 2022-2335%51% (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% or more of the 63 students in Military Magnet Academy'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% or more87%83.8%
Students in the class632,70959,540

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; Military Magnet Academy is number 7 by size.

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 Military Magnet Academy

  1. Greg Mathis Charter HighThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 71 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Allegro Charter School of MusicThe next nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 250 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Military Magnet Academy with Greg Mathis Charter HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charleston County School District spends per student$16,635 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,635
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaMilitary Magnet Academy is the number 184 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.8.7:1
  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 Military Magnet Academy

  1. How many students attend Military Magnet Academy?
    393 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 428 in 2022-23. It is a high school in North Charleston, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Military Magnet Academy?
    8.7 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 Military Magnet Academy a Title I school?
    Military Magnet Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Military Magnet Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Military Magnet Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 Military Magnet Academy?
    95% or more of the 63 students in Military Magnet Academy'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 Military Magnet Academy in?
    Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144001330 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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