Charter Institute at Erskine
Public school district · Richland County · South Carolina · NCES district ID 4503909
Charter Institute at Erskine spent $20,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other South Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,223). Its 19 schools enrolled 20,495 students in 2024-25; 87.6% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (South Carolina: 83.8%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among South Carolina's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Charter Institute at Erskine ranks 1.
Where the money came from
$494,968,000 in revenue: 87.6% state, 2.5% local and 10.0% federal. Total spending including $17,212,000 of capital outlay was $478,998,000, or $21,256 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$433,512,000 88%
- Local$12,161,000 2%
- Federal$49,295,000 10%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 70 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
22,535 students in 2022-23, 22,010 students in 2023-24, 20,495 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 22,535 | 1131.6 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 22,010 | 1227.8 | 17.9 |
| 2024-25 | 20,495 | 1185.9 | 17.3 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$58,955,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,616 per student
Charter Institute at Erskine booked $58,955,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,132 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,100 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 3 in 100 South Carolina districts with a figure (state median $64,110, 73 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average South Carolina teacher salary at $53,393 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $44,534,000 | 75.5% |
| Special education | $8,736,000 | 14.8% |
| Vocational | $2,028,000 | 3.4% |
| Other programs | $3,657,000 | 6.2% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $1,977 in 2018-19, $1,461 in 2019-20, $1,685 in 2020-21, $1,971 in 2021-22, $2,616 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Charter Institute at Erskine scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 32% in math, against 52.1% in reading and 41% in math across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states.
| Subject | This district | South Carolina | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 55% | 52.1% | |
| Math | 32% | 41% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
87% of the 2,380 students in Charter Institute at Erskine'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.
| This district | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 87% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 2,380 | 59,540 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
4 elementary schools, 2,097 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mevers School of Excellence | 772 | 10.0 | 43.1% | Not Title I |
| Berkeley Preparatory Academy | 764 | 12.0 | 36.3% | Not Title I |
| Belton Preparatory Academy | 449 | 14.6 | 21.2% | Schoolwide program |
| The Montessori School of Camden | 112 | 9.0 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 high schools, 2,141 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Collegiate Academy | 935 | 24.9 | 10.7% | Not Title I |
| Odyssey Online Learning | 536 | 15.1 | 65.6% | Schoolwide program |
| Brashier Middle College Charter High | 511 | 17.6 | 4.3% | Not Title I |
| Calhoun Falls Charter School | 159 | 8.1 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
11 other schools, 16,257 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Connections Academy | 6,152 | 23.0 | 38.2% | Not Title I |
| Cyber Academy of South Carolina | 3,280 | 21.3 | 68.5% | Schoolwide program |
| South Carolina Virtual Charter School | 2,180 | 17.3 | 47.3% | Not Title I |
| Virtus Academy of South Carolina | 756 | 12.7 | 69.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Lowcountry Connection Academy | 743 | 24.8 | 49.4% | Not Title I |
| Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter School | 688 | 12.8 | 86.4% | Schoolwide program |
| Cherokee Charter School | 633 | 15.1 | 72.5% | Not Title I |
| Thornwell Charter School | 525 | 11.8 | 100.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Lowcountry Leadership Charter School | 520 | 13.4 | 41.3% | Not Title I |
| Clear Dot Charter School | 474 | 11.3 | 84.3% | Schoolwide program |
| Midlands STEM Institute | 306 | 14.2 | 88.5% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
4 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy
High school in Mount Pleasant; 651 students; 28.0 students per teacher.
Legion Collegiate Academy
High school in Rock Hill; 542 students; 21.7 students per teacher.
The South Carolina Preparatory Academy
School in Anderson; 422 students; 20.6 students per teacher.
Gates School
Elementary school in Mt. Pleasant; 109 students; 6.4 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Charter Institute at Erskine
- Website: erskinecharters.org
- Phone: (803) 849-2464
- Office: 1201 Main Street Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Charter Institute at Erskine
- South Carolina districts by spending per studentCharter Institute at Erskine ranks 4 of 70 South Carolina districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,062).#4 of 70
- Every school district in South CarolinaCharter Institute at Erskine is the number 9 by size of 82 South Carolina districts, with 22,535 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 82
- Aiken 01The next larger South Carolina district: 23,181 students in fall 2022, $11,967 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,967
- Richland 01The next smaller South Carolina district: 22,037 students in fall 2022, $18,992 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,992
- Compare Charter Institute at Erskine with Aiken 01Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Gray Collegiate Academy, its largest high school935 students in 2024-25, 24.9 per teacher.935
- Teacher salary spending across South CarolinaCharter Institute at Erskine spent $52,100 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $64,110); spending, not a salary.$52,100
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Charter Institute at Erskine
How many schools and students are in Charter Institute at Erskine?
19 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 4 high, 11 other), enrolling 20,495 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Charter Institute at Erskine spend per student?
$20,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the South Carolina median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,223 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.Where does Charter Institute at Erskine's money come from?
$494,968,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 87.6% state, 2.5% local and 10.0% federal (NCES F-33).How much does Charter Institute at Erskine spend on teacher salaries?
$58,955,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,616 per student. Divided by the 1,132 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,100 per teacher, more than 3 in 100 South Carolina districts (state median $64,110). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average South Carolina teacher salary at $53,393 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Charter Institute at Erskine do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Charter Institute at Erskine scored proficient or above: 55% in reading and 32% in math, against 52.1% in reading and 41% in math 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.What is the graduation rate in Charter Institute at Erskine?
87% of the 2,380 students in Charter Institute at Erskine'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. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Charter Institute at Erskine's NCES district ID?
4503909. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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 F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25