Thornwell Charter School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Clinton, South Carolina
Thornwell Charter School in Clinton, South Carolina enrolled 525 students in 2024-25 with 44.6 full-time teachers, 11.8 students per teacher against the South Carolina median of 13.3. 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 76% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 83%
299 students in 2022-23, 371 students in 2023-24, 525 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.4 to 44.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 299 | 24.4 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 39.1 | 9.5 |
| 2024-25 | 525 | 44.6 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 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.
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).
One counselor per 229 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thornwell Charter School enrolled 229 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 229 of the 229 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions28
- Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.5% of students were White, 21.1% Black, 6.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White65.5%
- Black21.1%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Asian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Thornwell Charter School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 55% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 32% (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.
Schools of this kind in Clinton
2 public schools of this kind in Clinton report 2024-25 enrollment; Thornwell Charter School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornwell Charter School | 525 | 11.8 | 100.0% |
| M. S. Bailey Child Development Center | 139 | 13.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Thornwell Charter School
- M. S. Bailey Child Development CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.1 miles away: 139 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Thornwell Charter School with M. S. Bailey Child Development CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charter Institute at Erskine spends per student$20,062 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,062
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaThornwell Charter School is the number 14 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#14 of 30
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.11.8:1
- 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 Thornwell Charter School
How many students attend Thornwell Charter School?
525 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 299 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Clinton, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Thornwell Charter School?
11.8 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.Is Thornwell Charter School a Title I school?
Thornwell Charter School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Thornwell Charter School do on state tests?
The students tested at Thornwell Charter School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.What district is Thornwell Charter School in?
Charter Institute at Erskine, NCES district ID 4503909. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390901716 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.