Virtus Academy of South Carolina
Public school, kindergarten to grade 11 · Florence, South Carolina
Virtus Academy of South Carolina in Florence, South Carolina enrolled 756 students in 2024-25 with 59.5 full-time teachers, 12.7 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, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 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 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 29%
614 students in 2022-23, 686 students in 2023-24, 756 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 59.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 614 | 46.0 | 13.3 |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 56.5 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 756 | 59.5 | 12.7 |
12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 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 272 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Virtus Academy of South Carolina enrolled 544 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 272 of the 544 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions63
- Chronically absent25.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.1% of students were White, 36.5% Black, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White49.1%
- Black36.5%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Hispanic6.2%
- American Indian0.5%
- Asian0.4%
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 Virtus Academy of South Carolina scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 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 | 40% | 55% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 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 Florence
3 public schools of this kind in Florence report 2024-25 enrollment; Virtus Academy of South Carolina is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtus Academy of South Carolina | 756 | 12.7 | 69.2% |
| Child Development Center at Woods Road | 189 | 11.8 | 100.0% |
| R.N. Beck Child Development Center | 168 | 12.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Virtus Academy of South Carolina
- R.N. Beck Child Development CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 168 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Child Development Center at Woods RoadThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.9 miles away: 189 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Virtus Academy of South Carolina with R.N. Beck 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 CarolinaVirtus Academy of South Carolina is the number 9 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#9 of 30
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.12.7:1
- 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 Virtus Academy of South Carolina
How many students attend Virtus Academy of South Carolina?
756 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 614 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Florence, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Virtus Academy of South Carolina?
12.7 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 Virtus Academy of South Carolina a Title I school?
Virtus Academy of South Carolina ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Virtus Academy of South Carolina do on state tests?
The students tested at Virtus Academy of South Carolina scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 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 Virtus Academy of South Carolina in?
Charter Institute at Erskine, NCES district ID 4503909. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390901699 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.