Midlands STEM Charter School
Winnsboro · SC · Charter Institute at Erskine · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Fairfield Career and Technology Center → The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → Richland One Charter Middle College → Kirkland High → Center for Advanced Technical Studies → Midlands Middle College → Pendergrass Fairwold School →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Midlands STEM Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Midlands STEM Charter School.
- ▸ 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: Fairfield Career and Technology Center, The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy, Empowerment and Enrichment Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 10% 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.
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: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Career and Technology Center Winnsboro |
Public | 0.7 | — | — |
| The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 19.3 | 92 | — |
| Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 19.3 | 65 | — |
| Richland One Charter Middle College Columbia |
Public · charter | 26.0 | 106 | +37.7% |
| Kirkland High Columbia |
Public | 19.3 | 42 | — |
| Center for Advanced Technical Studies Chapin |
Public | 16.6 | — | — |
| Midlands Middle College West Columbia |
Public · charter | 27.9 | 115 | +38.6% |
| Pendergrass Fairwold School Columbia |
Public | 21.0 | 39 | — |