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Trident Academy

1455 Wakendaw Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464-0294 -

School Notes Overview:

Trident Academy is an independent day school for students in grades K5 through 12 with average to above-average intelligence who have diagnosed learning disabilities. Students must be free from emotional and behavioral disorders. Trident is one of ten accredited Orton-Gillingham Schools in the United States. ...

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School Overview:

	Trident Academy
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Private Special Education Centers Institute for Independent Education National Association of Independent Schools
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	Dyslexia/Dysgraphia/Language-based, ADHD, ADD
Year Founded	1972
County	Charleston County, SC
Student Body
Total Students	144 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(SC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	7%	14%
Students by Grade
	Grade 2 - 9 students
	Grade 3 - 16 students
	Grade 4 - 12 students
	Grade 5 - 12 students
	Grade 6 - 18 students
	Grade 7 - 16 students
	Grade 8 - 15 students
	Grade 9 - 12 students
	Grade 10 - 11 students
	Grade 11 - 13 students
	Grade 12 - 10 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	34 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	7
	This School	(SC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:4	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	177 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$20,950
% on Financial Aid	10%
Head of School	Joe Ferber
Admissions Director	Patty Held
Sport
Total Sports Offered	5
	Sports
	Basketball	Golf
	Soccer	Tennis
	Track and Field
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	6
	Extracurriculars
	Cheerleading	Community Service
	Computer Club	Library Club
	Photography Club	Student Council

School Notes:

Trident Academy offers:
Low student to teacher ratio
Targeted reading instruction
Individualized lessons
Technology-integrated curriculum
Nurturing and supportive environment
Rolling admissions
Profile last updated: 04/24/2008

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Briefly (The Post and Courier)
posted on October 17, 2009 at 05:27:33 am
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Is there a place for me? (The Post and Courier)
posted on May 23, 2009 at 05:02:07 am
(Commencement speech delivered Friday by Ken Burger to the Class of 2009 at Trident Academy in Mount Pleasant. All six of them.) This is the ageless question, one asked by generations of graduates who sat in chairs, capped and gowned, wondering what the future holds.
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: Smoke from Mt. Pleasant school bus, kids evacuated (WCBD-TV Charleston)
posted on May 5, 2009 at 03:22:31 pm
Students from Trident Academy had to be evacuated from a school bus on Mathis Ferry Road in Mount Pleasant.
School choice in limelight (The Post and Courier)
posted on April 24, 2009 at 04:34:28 am
Kelly Hanson Floyd's son was making top grades in his Myrtle Beach school when she learned that he couldn't perform at grade level.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (29464)	School Zip (29464)	(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	39,506 people	4,011,615 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	57%	21%
Population Average Age	36 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$57,014	$38,638
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	26 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	70% / 30%	66% / 34%