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Charter Institute at Erskine School District

26,014 students · 26 schools · 16.6:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #7 of 81 in South Carolina

Students
26,014
Schools
26
Teachers (FTE)
1,564
Student–Teacher
16.6:1
County
Richland
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Charter Institute at Erskine School District

Charter Institute at Erskine School District is a public school system serving Richland County, South Carolina, based in Columbia. It serves 26,014 students across 26 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #7 largest of South Carolina’s 81 school systems.

Phone8038492464
Address1201 Main Street Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201
CountyRichland County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Charter Institute at Erskine School District enrolls 26,014 students in 26 schools — an average of about 1,001 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #7 of 81 statewide by enrollment.

Students
26,014
#7 of 81 in South Carolina
Schools
26
~1,001 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Charter Institute at Erskine School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (26,014 students reported):

White
58%
Black
24%
Hispanic
10%
Asian
1%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Charter Institute at Erskine School District employs about 1,564 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 16.6:1 — above the South Carolina average of about 13.8:1. Total district staff is roughly 2,511.

Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
state avg ~13.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
1,564
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,511
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How South Carolina funds schools

South Carolina funds districts through State Aid to Classrooms (SAC), which folded the old Education Finance Act and Education Improvement Act money into one weighted model. Rather than a flat base student cost, SAC funds a district’s weighted student count against the statewide average teacher cost (about $75,891, roughly $6,776 per pupil), adding weights for poverty, English learners and disability, with each district’s state-versus-local share set by its Index of Taxpaying Ability.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Charter Institute at Erskine School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

South Carolina rates districts Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory on the South Carolina School Report Cards, scoring achievement, growth, graduation, college-and-career readiness, English-learner progress and school climate. Look up Charter Institute at Erskine School District on the South Carolina School Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

South Carolina accredits public districts itself: the Department of Education holds them to the Defined Program under State Board Regulation 43-300, and a district may instead use an accepted external accreditor such as Cognia. See the South Carolina Department of Education for a district’s accreditation status.

How it compares

Charter Institute at Erskine School District vs. South Carolina

Enrollment rank
#7
of 81 districts
Ratio
16.6:1
state avg ~13.8:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Richland County

See every South Carolina district side by side in the South Carolina directory.

Go deeper

Look up Charter Institute at Erskine School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the South Carolina General Assembly (State Aid to Classrooms) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Charter Institute at Erskine School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4503909. Confirm current details with the district and the South Carolina Department of Education.