Clear Dot Charter School

2015 Marion Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Charter School 474 Students

Other Pre-K - 11th

School Overview

Clear Dot Charter School is a mid-sized public educational campus located in Columbia, SC. Administered by Charter Institute at Erskine, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 474 enrolled students across grades PK through 11.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 42.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 2015 Marion Street in Columbia, SC 29201, Clear Dot Charter School serves families zoned within the Charter Institute at Erskine attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

474

Total Students

42.0

Full-Time Teachers

11.3

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	55
Hispanic	15
Black	383
Asian	1
Two or More	20

Black
383 (80.8%)
White
55 (11.6%)
Two or More
20 (4.2%)
Hispanic
15 (3.2%)
Asian
1 (0.2%)

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 - 11th
Total Students:	474
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	42.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.3
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 19

Kindergarten 44

Grade 1 42

Grade 2 38

Grade 3 44

Grade 4 51

Grade 5 46

Grade 6 41

Grade 7 37

Grade 8 31

Grade 9 30