EDUCATION FACTS
SCHOOL BERKELEY CHARLESTON DORCHESTER DORCHESTER
DISTRICT COUNTY COUNTY II IV
Student Population 28,056 42,488 18,030 2,328
Number of Public Schools 36 92 16 5
Elementary 18 51 9 2
Middle/Intermediate 12 16 5 2
High Schools 6 13 2 1
Magnet Schools 0 12 0 0
Dollars Spent Per Pupil $7,441 $9,038 $6,958 $10,232
Education Level of Professional Staff
Total Number of Teachers 1,763 3,309 1,291 176
% with advanced degrees 56.7% 54.1% 52.7% 68.8%
Pupil/Teacher Ratio 22 to 1 19 to 1 21.3 to 1 19.5 to 1
Average Teacher Salary $44,380 $42,483 $43,143 $45,168
Average SAT Scores (2005), College Bound Seniors
Total District 999 982 1,015 914
State of SC=984;
U.S.=1017
Math 498 493 518 484
Reading/Writing 486 / 498 489 / 476 497 / 481 429 / 444
Number of Diplomas Issued 1,479 1,748 987 107
After Graduating, % Entering:
Two and Four Year Colleges 69.4 81.0 66.0 85.5
Workforce/Military/Other 30.6 19.0 34.0 14.5
Annual Dropout Rate (%) 6.5 3.9 3.4 2.2
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