High school (grades 9-12) · North Charleston, SC

Rb Stall High

Federal NCES profile for Rb Stall High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 450144000265
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
📚 AP courses
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
29
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rb Stall High earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of South Carolina schools. It is also one of the largest schools in South Carolina.

#3 of 5
high schools in North Charleston · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
17.4:1
large classes for South Carolina
100.0%
free-lunch eligible

Rb Stall High has class sizes larger than 87% of South Carolina schools. Computed live against every South Carolina school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rb Stall High ranks #3 of 5 high schools in North Charleston, SC.

Enrollment

2,135

South Carolina · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

123.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.4:1

vs 14.3:1 South Carolina avg

+22% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 74.0% South Carolina avg

+35% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rb Stall High compares with South Carolina and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Rb Stall High

Rb Stall High is a high-poverty, large high school in North Charleston, South Carolina, enrolling 2,135 students.

Class loads run heavy: 17.4:1 is larger than about 87% of South Carolina schools and 22% above the 14.3:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 100.0% lands close to the South Carolina typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in South Carolina, bigger than 98% of state schools at 2,135 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,214 scored South Carolina schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (48%) and African American (40%) (diversity index 60/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 11 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 356 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Discipline events run high: 932 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 2,135 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 33 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among North Charleston's high schools, it stands alongside Fort Dorchester High (2,344 students): Rb Stall High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (17.4:1 vs 18.2:1).

Charleston 01 also operates Wando High (2,588 students) and West Ashley High (2,069 students) alongside Rb Stall High.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Rb Stall High compares

Rb Stall High on the metrics families compare, against South Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Carolina South Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.4:1 ▲ 22% 14.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 35% 74.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 2,135 top 2% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.4:1
Leaner classes than 28% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,135
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 35% above the South Carolina average of 74.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.4:1
students per teacher - 22% above state mean
Top 87% in South Carolina - lower ratio than 13% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$15,213
per pupil, district-wide - above South Carolina avg of $14,558
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 356 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
537
in-school suspensions + 395 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 25.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 43.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 33 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 48.2%
African American 39.7%
White 7.0%
Two or More 3.7%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 48.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.4, Rb Stall High is more mixed than the South Carolina school average of 52.7.

Programs

AP courses offered 11
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Charleston 01, which includes Rb Stall High.

$15,213
Per student
+4%
vs South Carolina
Avg $14,558
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.0%
State 27.7%
Federal 13.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Rb Stall High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wando High Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
West Ashley High Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lucy Garrett Beckham High Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
James Island Charter High Similar size Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rb Stall High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Charleston 01 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in North Charleston

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of South Carolina, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Rb Stall High

How many students attend Rb Stall High?

Rb Stall High has 2,135 students enrolled. It is a high school in North Charleston, SC.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rb Stall High?

The student-teacher ratio at Rb Stall High is 17.4:1, which is 22% higher than the South Carolina average of 14.3:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rb Stall High?

100.0% of students at Rb Stall High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Carolina average of 74.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rb Stall High?

The largest demographic group at Rb Stall High is Hispanic or Latino at 48.2% of enrollment, in North Charleston, SC. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rb Stall High?

Rb Stall High has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rb Stall High rank among high schools in North Charleston?

By Resource Investment Index, Rb Stall High ranks #3 of 5 high schools in North Charleston, SC. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in North Charleston on the city page.

Is Rb Stall High a good school?

Rb Stall High earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 87% of South Carolina schools. It is also one of the largest schools in South Carolina. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Charleston 01?

Besides Rb Stall High, Charleston 01 also operates Wando High (2,588 students), West Ashley High (2,069 students), and Lucy Garrett Beckham High (1,757 students). See the Charleston 01 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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