Buist Academy
Phone: (843) 724-7750
Fax: (843) 724-1493
Fax: (843) 724-1493
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- Principal / Admin: Sallie Ballard
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: Kindergarten - 8th
- School Location: A Midsize City
Brief Description
- Buist Academy serves Kindergarten through 8th Grade Students From The City Of Charleston, Which Is Part Of Charleston County. Buist Academy Operates As A Magnet School, Providing Academically Or Socially Focused Instruction On A Particular Theme. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- Kindergarten: 40
- 1st Grade: 40
- 2nd Grade: 40
- 3rd Grade: 39
- 4th Grade: 49
- 5th Grade: 50
- 6th Grade: 50
- 7th Grade: 44
- 8th Grade: 45
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 3
- Asian: 26
- Hispanic: 8
- Black: 88
- White: 272
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 164
- Female: 233
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 9.6%
- All Charleston Schools: 50.2%
- All South Carolina Schools: 51.3%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Medical University of South Carolina
- 171 Ashley Ave
- Charleston, SC 29425
- (843) 792-2300
- Academy of Cosmetology
- 5117 Dorchester Rd
- Charleston, SC 29418
- (843) 552-3241
- Citadel Military College of South Carolina
- 171 Moultrie St
- Charleston, SC 29409
- (843) 953-5000
- College of Charleston
- 66 George St
- Charleston, SC 29424
- (843) 953-5500
- Johnson & Wales University - Charleston
- 701 East Bay St
- Charleston, SC 29403
- (843) 727-3000
- Trident Technical College
- 7000 Rivers Avenue
- Charleston, SC 29423
- (843) 574-6111
Libraries Near This School
- CHARLESTON COUNTY LIBRARY
- 68 CALHOUN STREET
- CHARLESTON, SC 29401
- (843) 805-6801
- CHARLESTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE
- 68 CALHOUN STREET
- CHARLESTON, SC 29401
- (843) 805-6801
- JAMES ISLAND BRANCH LIBRARY
- 1248 CAMP ROAD
- CHARLESTON, SC 29412
- (843) 795-6679
- ST. ANDREWS PARISH REGIONAL LIBRARY
- 1735 N. WOODMERE DRIVE
- CHARLESTON, SC 29407
- (843) 766-2546
- JOHN L. DART BRANCH LIBRARY
- 1067 KING STREET
- CHARLESTON, SC 29403
- (843) 722-7550
- COOPER RIVER MEMORIAL BRANCH
- 3503 RIVERS AVENUE
- CHARLESTON, SC 29405
- (843) 744-2489
School Information
This School
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Private - Number of Students: 397
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 38
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 10.6:1
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Nearby Schools
- Memminger Elementary School
- 0.5 Mi
- Wilmot Fraser Elementary School
- 0.7 Mi
- Mitchell Elementary School
- 1.0 Mi
- Clyde Sanders Elementary School
- 1.0 Mi
- Charleston Progressive School
- 1.0 Mi
- Burke High School
- 1.2 Mi
- James Simons Elementary School
- 1.3 Mi
- Charleston Development Academy
- 1.3 Mi
- M R Rivers Middle School
- 1.5 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Charleston Day School
- 0.6 Mi
- Ashley Hall School
- 0.7 Mi
- Calvary Episcopal Day School
- 0.9 Mi
- First Baptist Church School
- 0.9 Mi
- Mason Preparatory School
- 1.0 Mi
- The Charleston Catholic School
- 1.2 Mi
- New Israel Christian School
- 1.7 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; SC Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools