Laing Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 986 students
Thomas C. Cario Middle
3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
1,105
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charleston 01
Charleston County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle 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 Thomas C. Cario Middle
Thomas C. Cario Middle is a public middle school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Charleston 01. The school is located in a large suburb in Charleston County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,105 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,105 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Charleston 01
- County
- Charleston County
- NCES school ID
- 450144000430
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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.