The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy
Columbia · SC · Dept of Juvenile Justice · Public · K-12 combined
At a glance
- 1 calculus classes · 1 chemistry
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- 4-yr grad rate: 0% in 2019 (Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy compares for families
What families should know about The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy.
- ▸ 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: Empowerment and Enrichment Academy, Richland One Charter Middle College, Midlands Middle College and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Limited — narrow advanced curriculum
Bottom 22% 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 · 2020-21Source: 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?
Bottom 0% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
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.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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.
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.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 0.0 | 65 | — |
| Richland One Charter Middle College Columbia |
Public · charter | 9.9 | 106 | +37.7% |
| Midlands Middle College West Columbia |
Public · charter | 8.6 | 115 | +38.6% |
| Kirkland High Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 42 | — |
| Midlands STEM Charter School Winnsboro |
Public · charter | 19.3 | 79 | — |
| Pendergrass Fairwold School Columbia |
Public | 6.8 | 39 | — |
| Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center Columbia |
Public | 8.0 | — | — |
| Broad River High Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 28 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantThe Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy is a public high school in Columbia, SC, enrolling 110 students in grades 9-12 in 2021.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 0% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 110 students per school counselor.
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 The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy's graduation rate? The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 0% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy? The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy is a public high school in Columbia, SC, enrolling 110 students in grades 9-12 in 2021.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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