Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy

Charter Virtual

Regular School · Columbia, SC

Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy is a charter regular school school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 02–08 with 216 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

02 – 08

Enrollment

216

Teachers (FTE)

23.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	106	49%
Black or African American	89	41%
Two or more races	10	5%
Hispanic/Latino	9	4%
Asian	2	1%
Total enrollment	216	124M / 92F

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	216	100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 25193

Columbia, SC 29224

Phone: (803)900-0664

District

SC Public Charter School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,811

District enrollment: 17,601

Other Schools in District

Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy Elementary
Butler Academy Elementary
Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School Elementary
Compass Collegiate Academy Elementary
East Point Academy Elementary
Felton Laboratory Charter School Elementary
GREEN Charter School Midlands Elementary
GREEN Charter School Greenville Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29224) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450390101743

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD