Charleston, South Carolina county Education Profile

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 Charleston, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyCharleston
Total population309,969 281,421,906
Male149,787138,053,563
Female160,182143,368,343
Median age (years)34.535.3
Total households123,326105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)37,81041,994

Charleston, South Carolina county Education

There are very nice schools in Charleston, South Carolina. The principals care a lot about Charleston, South Carolina students. Children love going to school there. 16,541 students comprise grades 9 through 12. 34,253 pupils go to Charleston, South Carolina elementary schools. Twenty-five thousand, six hundred and eighty-three students go to Charleston, South Carolina colleges.

There are twenty-five thousand, six hundred and eighty-three high school graduates in Charleston, South Carolina. More than thirty-nine thousand, two hundred and thirty-nine people in Charleston, South Carolina obtained a bachelor's degree. Over thirteen thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine students of Charleston, South Carolina graduated with an associate degree. Only eleven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-four people finished less than 9th grade and about twenty-five thousand, seventy-eight left school after 9th - 12th grades with no diploma.

 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school87,355  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool6,164 7.06%6.47%
Kindergarten4,714 5.4%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)34,253 39.21%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)16,541 18.94%21.38%
College or graduate school25,683 29.4%22.81%
 
 Charleston, South Carolina %, Charleston, South Carolina United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over199,361  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade11,774 5.91%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma25,078 12.58%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)45,752 22.95%28.63%
Some college, no degree42,365 21.25%21.05%
Associate degree13,139 6.59%6.32%
Bachelor's degree39,239 19.68%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree22,014 11.04%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher81.5  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher30.7  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.