Gray Collegiate Academy
West Columbia · SC · Charter Institute at Erskine · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Columbia High → Eau Claire High → W.J. Keenan High → American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu → SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center → Brookland-Cayce High → Airport High → Irmo High →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 1 calculus classes · 9 chemistry
- AP rigor: Bottom 40% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 75th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Gray Collegiate Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Columbia High, Eau Claire High, W.J. Keenan High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 40% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2175th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Carolina-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,811/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +11.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 935 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $15,753 per student in district revenue, the 668 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $10,523,004/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia High Columbia |
Public | 4.2 | 681 | -1.4% |
| Eau Claire High Columbia |
Public | 6.5 | 542 | -8.3% |
| W.J. Keenan High Columbia |
Public | 11.1 | 675 | -7.9% |
| American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu Lexington |
Public · charter | 5.8 | 412 | +17.7% |
| SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center Columbia |
Public | 5.0 | 366 | +96.8% |
| Brookland-Cayce High Cayce |
Public | 5.1 | 1,212 | +4.7% |
| Airport High West Columbia |
Public | 4.3 | 1,272 | -5.6% |
| Irmo High Columbia |
Public | 4.7 | 1,272 | -4.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantGray Collegiate Academy is a public high school in West Columbia, SC, enrolling 935 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 0% from 2021 to 2024.
197 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 75% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 312 students per school counselor.
3% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Gray Collegiate Academy's graduation rate? Gray Collegiate Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Gray Collegiate Academy? Gray Collegiate Academy is a public high school in West Columbia, SC, enrolling 935 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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