Clear Dot Charter School

2015 Marion Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Charter School 338 Students

Other Pre-K - 9th

School Overview

Clear Dot Charter School is a public charter school and part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district, located in Columbia, SC with 338 students offering grade levels from PK to 09.

With 25 teachers, Clear Dot Charter School has a student/teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

338

Total Students

25.8

Full-Time Teachers

13.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Clear Dot Charter School
Demographic	Student Count
White	69
Hispanic	11
Black	235
Asian	2
Two or More	21

Black
235 (69.5 %)
White
69 (20.4 %)
Two or More
21 (6.2 %)
Hispanic
11 (3.3 %)
Asian
2 (0.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Other
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Charter Institute at Erskine
Phone:	(803)567-3075
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 9th
Total Students:	338
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	25.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 18

Kindergarten 33

Grade 1 38

Grade 2 47

Grade 3 40

Grade 4 28

Grade 5 26

Grade 6 26

Grade 7 27

Grade 8 32

Grade 9 23