Carolus Online Academy
Charter · Grades K–12 · 1,786 students
SC Connections Academy
201 Executive Center Drive Suite 250, Columbia, SC 29210
Grades
K–12
Other
Students
6,152
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
23 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charter Institute at Erskine
Lexington County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 19 South Carolina K–8, K–12 and other combined schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina K–8, K–12 and other combined schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About SC Connections Academy
SC Connections Academy is a charter school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades K–12. It is part of Charter Institute at Erskine. The school is located in a large suburb in Lexington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 6,152 students were enrolled, with about 23 students for every full-time teacher. As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Charter Institute at Erskine. The school is fully virtual. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 19 South Carolina K–8, K–12 and other combined schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Other
- Grades offered
- K–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 6,152 students
- Students per teacher
- 23 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 20
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Charter Institute at Erskine
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Fully virtual
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Charter Institute at Erskine
- County
- Lexington County
- NCES school ID
- 450390901520
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.