Thornwell School for the Arts
Magnet · Grades 1–5 · 188 students
Butler Academy
710 South 5th Street, Hartsville, SC 29550
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
393
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
SC Public Charter School District
Darlington County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary 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 Butler Academy
Butler Academy is a charter elementary school in Hartsville, South Carolina, serving grades K–8. It is part of SC Public Charter School District. The school is located in a town in Darlington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 393 students were enrolled, with about 11.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from SC Public Charter School District. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 393 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.9 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- SC Public Charter School District
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- SC Public Charter School District
- County
- Darlington County
- NCES school ID
- 450390101737
Schools near Butler Academy
All 13 schools in Hartsville →
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Southside Early Childhood Center
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North Hartsville Elementary
Public · Grades 1–5 · 486 students
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.