Charleston County School District
Charleston County School District is a school district within Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It educates roughly 50,000 kindergarten to 12th grade students in 80 schools. Gerrita Postlewait became Charleston County’s Superintendent of Schools on July 9, 2015.
Charleston County School District | |
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Address | |
75 Calhoun Street , Charleston County, South Carolina, 29401 United States | |
District information | |
Grades | Pre-school – 12 |
Superintendent | Gerrita Postlewait |
Accreditation(s) | AdvancED |
Students and staff | |
Enrollment | 50,000 students |
Faculty | 6,500 employees district-wide |
Other information | |
Website | ccsdschools |
AdvancEd Accreditation
The Charleston County School District (CCSD) and all schools are accredited by AdvancED, the world's foremost education accrediting agency.
Board of Trustees
The Charleston County School Board is composed of nine local members, each elected for a 4-year term. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years. Charleston County School District's Superintendent, Dr. Gerrita Postlewait, serves as the Executive Secretary for the Board of Trustees.
The Board Chairman is Rev. Dr. Erick Mack. Vice-Chair is Kate Darby. Board members are Cindy Bohn Coates, Rev. Chris Collins, Todd Garrett, Kevin Hollinshead, Priscilla Jeffrey, Joyce Green and, Chris Fraser.
The Board meetings are held at 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston.
Human Resources
CCSD's goal is to provide prospective applicants with a wide variety of recruitment-related resources to assist them in their search for employment.
The Charleston County School District offers the most competitive teacher salary schedule in South Carolina. The Superintendent and Board have a 3-year plan to increase the salaries of ALL teachers beginning this school year. And the salary schedule for next year has already been approved for ALL teachers.
Constituent Districts
Charleston County School district was created by South Carolina Act 340 of the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967. The "Act of Consolidation" took the eight separate school districts and put them under a county-wide district to equally fund education in all areas of the county. The former independent school districts remain as constituent school districts within the structure of the Charleston County School district, with their own school boards and duties.
- St. James-Santee School District No. 1
- Moultrie School District No. 2
- James Island School District No. 3
- Cooper River School District No. 4
- St. John's School District No. 9
- St. Andrew's School District No. 10
- City of Charleston School District No. 20
- St. Paul's School District No. 23
Schools
High schools
- Academic Magnet High: county-wide magnet
- Baptist Hill: neighborhood (District 23)
- Burke: neighborhood (District 20)
- Charleston Charter School for Math and Science: charter
- Clark Academy: county-wide program
- Garrett Academy of Technology: county-wide magnet
- Greg Mathis Charter School: charter
- James Island Charter School: charter (District 3)
- Liberty Hill Academy: county-wide program
- Military Magnet Academy: county-wide magnet
- North Charleston: neighborhood (District 4)
- R.B. Stall: neighborhood (District 4)
- St. John's: neighborhood (District 9)
- School of the Arts: county-wide magnet
- Wando: neighborhood (District 2, also serves District 1)
- West Ashley: neighborhood (District 10)
Middle schools
- Baptist Hill: neighborhood (District 23)
- Buist Academy: county-wide magnet
- Burke: a neighborhood with county-wide program (District 20)
- C.E. Williams: partial magnet (District 10)
- Camp Road Middle School: neighborhood (District 3)
- Cario: neighborhood (District 2 also serves District 1)
- Charleston Charter School for Math and Science: charter
- Charleston Development Academy: charter
- Daniel Jenkins Creative Learning Center: county-wide program
- Deer Park Middle School: neighborhood (District 4)
- East Cooper Montessori Charter School: charter
- Haut Gap: partial magnet (District 9)
- Laing: partial magnet (District 2)
- Liberty Hill Academy: county-wide program
- Military Magnet Academy: county-wide magnet
- Montessori Community School Program: county-wide magnet program
- Morningside Middle School: neighborhood (District 4)
- Moultrie: neighborhood (District 2)
- Northwoods: neighborhood (District 4)
- Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education: charter
- St. Andrew's: partial magnet (District 10)
- St. James-Santee: neighborhood (District 1)
- Sanders-Clyde: neighborhood (District 20)
- School of the Arts: county-wide magnet
- West Ashley: partial magnet (District 10)
- Zucker: partial magnet (District 4)
Elementary and primary schools and programs
- Angel Oak Elementary: neighborhood (District 9)
- Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary: constituent district magnet (District 10)
- Belle Hall Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)
- Blaney Elementary: neighborhood (District 23)
- Buist Academy: county-wide magnet
- Carolina Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)
- Carolina Voyager Charter: charter
- Charles Pinckney Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)
- Charleston Development Academy Public Charter: charter
- Charleston Progressive Academy: county-wide magnet
- Chicora School of Communications: neighborhood (District 4)
- Corcoran Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Drayton Hall Elementary: neighborhood (District 20)
- Dunston Primary: neighborhood (District 4)
- East Cooper Montessori Charter School: charter
- Ellington Elementary: neighborhood (District 23)
- Frierson Elementary: neighborhood (District 9)
- Goodwin Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Harbor View Elementary: neighborhood (District 3)
- Hunley Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Hursey Elementary: partial magnet (District 4)
- James B. Edwards Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)
- James Island Elementary: neighborhood (District 3)
- James Simmons Elementary: neighborhood (District 23)
- Jane Edwards Elementary: neighborhood (District 23)
- Jennie Moore Elementary: partial magnet (District 2)
- Ladson Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Lambs Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Laurel Hill Primary: neighborhood (District 2)
- Mary Ford Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood: neighborhood (District 4)
- Memminger School of Global Studies: partial magnet (District 20)
- Midland Park Primary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Minnie Hughes: neighborhood (District 23)
- Mitchell Math and Science: partial magnet (District 20)
- Montessori Community School Program: county-wide magnet program
- Mt. Pleasant Academy: neighborhood (District 2)
- Mt. Zion: neighborhood (District 2)
- Murray-LaSaine Elementary: neighborhood (District 3)
- North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary: partial magnet (District 4)
- North Charleston Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Oakland Elementary: neighborhood (District 10)
- Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education: charter
- Pepperhill Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Pinehurst Elementary: neighborhood (District 4)
- Prestige Preparatory Academy: charter
- Sanders-Clyde Elementary: neighborhood (District 20)
- St. Andrews School of Math and Science: partial magnet (District 10)
- St. James-Santee Elementary: neighborhood (District 1)
- Springfield Elementary: neighborhood (District 10)
- Stiles Point Elementary: neighborhood (District 3)
- Stono Park Elementary: neighborhood (District 10)
- Sullivans Island Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)
- Whitesides Elementary: neighborhood (District 2)