College and Career Readiness

District of Charleston County School District


Note on missing data: On March 26, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education waived federal accountability requirements and granted flexibility in administering assessments due to COVID-19. The results displayed within this report card should not be compared to those of other years due to the testing limitations as a result of the pandemic. In addition, these results may be incomplete and may not be representative of the make-up of the State, district, or school population.

College and Career Readiness

Students in the graduation cohort who are college OR career ready

District 67.7%    (2107 / 3112)
67.7%
State 61.1%    (34839 / 57040)
61.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college AND career ready

District 43.3%    (1346 / 3112)
43.3%
State 28.7%    (16380 / 57040)
28.7%

Students in the graduation cohort who are college ready

District 48.2%    (1500 / 3112)
48.2%
State 34.1%    (19464 / 57040)
34.1%

Students in the graduation cohort who are career ready

District 62.8%    (1953 / 3112)
62.8%
State 55.7%    (31755 / 57040)
55.7%

Note: In 2020, the cohort of students measured for CCR changed from just graduates to all students in the four-year on-time graduation cohort (graduates and non graduates).


Additional Information

Our District Change from Last Year
College Enrollment: Percentage of graduates from the prior year’s four-year graduation cohort who were enrolled in an in-state or out-of-state two- or four-year college in the Fall immediately following their on-time graduation year. 66.9 Down from 77.5
Number of students in the graduation cohort who have completed FAFSA forms 1539 Down from 1818
Percent of students in the graduation cohort completing college applications 69.5 Down from 71.9
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for LIFE scholarship 47.5 Up from 38.1
Percent of students in the graduation cohort eligible for Palmetto Fellows scholarship 8.8 Down from 9.4

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Number
Students enrolled in CTE courses 7135
CTE completers 835
Total students earning national or state credential 946
Industry Credentials earned by Career Cluster
(A student may have earned multiple credentials)
Education & Training 1
Finance 148
Government & Public Administration Data N/A
Health Science 231
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 0
Architecture & Construction 0
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications 116
Business Management & Administration 14
Manufacturing 0
Marketing 0
Hospitality & Tourism 271
Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 0
Human Services 6
Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 32
Information Technology 12
Other * 277
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security 0