Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Charleston, South Carolina

Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education in Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 53 students in 2024-25 with 9.0 full-time teachers, 5.9 students per teacher against the South Carolina median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

47 students in 2022-23, 50 students in 2023-24, 53 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 9.0.

Students enrolled at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23472023-24502024-2553
Students enrolled at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23472023-24502024-2553
Students enrolled at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23472023-24502024-2553
Students enrolled at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education by school year2022-23: 47, 2023-24: 50, 2024-25: 5302040602022-23472023-24502024-2553
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-234711.04.3
2023-24509.55.3
2024-25539.05.9

5.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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 5.9; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 5.9state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 5.9; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 5.9state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 5.9; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 5.9state median 13.3U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, South Carolina other schools, 2024-2530 values from 3.2 to 24.8; This school 5.9; state median 13.3.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 5.9state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education enrolled 41 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent68.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

37.7% of students were White, 34.0% Black, 13.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White37.7%
  2. Black34.0%
  3. Hispanic13.2%
  4. Two or more races9.4%
  5. Pacific Islander3.8%
  6. Asian1.9%

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 Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-2220% or less57%52.1%
Math, 2022-2320% or less51% (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.

What to look at next about Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education

  1. Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 12 miles away: 520 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Lowcountry Connection AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 15 miles away: 743 students, 24.8 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education with Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolStudents, 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 CarolinaPattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education is the number 28 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#28 of 30
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher5.9 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.5.9:1
  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 Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education

  1. How many students attend Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education?
    53 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 47 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Charleston, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education?
    5.9 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 Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education a Title I school?
    Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education in?
    Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144001553 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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