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School Notes Overview: |
University School is an independent, co-educational, non-sectarian school that offers a challenging and individualized curriculum. It fosters high academic achievement and emphasizes balanced growth - intellectually, physically, emotionally, ethically, and socially - for every student. Within a highly supportive community, University School is committed to maintaining a caring and creative environment that encourages children to love learning, take intellectual risks, self-advocate, treat others with respect and empathy, and aspire to make a positive difference in the greater community and world. ...read more
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University School Of The Lowcountry |
| School Level |
Elementary and Secondary school
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 4 - 9 |
| Year
Founded |
2007 |
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County |
Charleston County, SC |
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| Total
Students |
10 students |
| Student
Body Type |
Co-ed |
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School |
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Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
n/a |
14% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 6 - 4 students | | Grade 7 - 6 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
5 teachers |
| %
Faculty with Advance Degree |
80% |
| Average Class Size |
10 |
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School |
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SC )
Elementary and Secondary School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:2 |
1:10
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
7 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 1 |
| Yearly
Tuition Cost |
$8,900 |
| %
on Financial Aid |
20% |
| Headmaster |
Jaon Kreutner |
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- Grades 6 – 8 are currently served. USL will add grades 4 & 5 (Intermediate School) for 2008-2009. Grade 9 will start in 2009-2010, and remaining high school grades will begin in the three following years.
- USL is geared to students of above-average ability.
- Many aspects of a student's course of study are individualized based on a student's interests and abilities.
- USL is a laptop school. Each teacher and student is provided a wireless notebook computer for use at University School (1 to 1 ratio).
- A key aspect of USL is the heavy involvement of teenage and young adult mentors in the lives of our students. We have a mentor from every major high school option for our students, and the mentors are regularly involved in our students' lives at school and at evening and weekend school-sponsored activities. Our students also mentor Hibben Preschool students.
- USL features "Learning Outside of the Classroom." Regular interaction with and service to the community are hallmarks of our program. The Lowcountry is our classroom, and students spend one day per week "learning by doing" through experiences that challenge and inspire them.
- Inquiry-based, hands-on curriculum features multiple teaching styles and multiple forms of assessment.
- Although many intermediate/middle schools provide an option to earn credit in Algebra and/or a Global Language, University School provides opportunities to advance and to earn high school credit in Algebra, Algebra II, and Geometry (enhancing one’s options to take AP/IB/college-level math and science courses before graduating from high school). Similar opportunities are available in Global Languages.
- Profile last updated: 01/21/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
29464 ) |
| School
Zip (
29464 ) |
(
SC ) State Average |
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| 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 |
$38,723 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
6 rooms |
5.4 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
25 years old |
33 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29464)
What's a Zindex?
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
70% / 30% |
66% / 34% |
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