Fort Dorchester Elementary (Dorchester 02 SCH DIST.), South Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Fort Dorchester Elementary is a Elementary in Summerville, SC. It currently serves 860 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Dorchester 02 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Dorchester 02 School District and all schools in South Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:860

Number of Teachers: 60

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.38

Location Info

Location: 5201 Old Glory Lane, Summerville, SC 29485

Mailing Address: 5201 Old Glory Lane, Summerville, SC 29485

Phone: (843)832-5550

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	142
Grade 2	149
Grade 3	125
Grade 4	146
Grade 5	123
Kindergarten	123
Pre-Kindergarten	52

Gender/Sex of Fort Dorchester Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	442	51.40
Female	418	48.61

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Fort Dorchester Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	58	6.74
Black or African American	250	29.07
Hispanic/Latino	120	13.95
Two or more races	67	7.79
White	365	42.44

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	32	7.24
Black or African American	137	31.00
Hispanic/Latino	63	14.25
Two or more races	33	7.47
White	177	40.05

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	26	6.22
Black or African American	113	27.03
Hispanic/Latino	57	13.64
Two or more races	34	8.13
White	188	44.98

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	2.82
Black or African American	42	29.58
Hispanic/Latino	22	15.49
Two or more races	12	8.45
White	62	43.66

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	10	6.71
Black or African American	44	29.53
Hispanic/Latino	22	14.77
Two or more races	9	6.04
White	64	42.95

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	19	15.20
Black or African American	32	25.60
Hispanic/Latino	7	5.60
Two or more races	6	4.80
White	61	48.80

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	9	6.16
Black or African American	42	28.77
Hispanic/Latino	23	15.75
Two or more races	11	7.53
White	61	41.78

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	7	5.69
Black or African American	38	30.89
Hispanic/Latino	20	16.26
Two or more races	12	9.76
White	46	37.40

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	6.50
Black or African American	33	26.83
Hispanic/Latino	17	13.82
Two or more races	10	8.13
White	55	44.72

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.92
Black or African American	19	36.54
Hispanic/Latino	9	17.31
Two or more races	7	13.46
White	16	30.77