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There are four school districts serving approximately 90,000 students in the Charleston metropolitan area. Berkeley County, Charleston County, Dorchester II and Dorchester IV collectively operate 132 schools serving grades K-12. There also are nearly 100 fine private schools in the region.
The school year, 180 days long, begins at the end of August and concludes at the end of May/early June. School bus service is available for students who live more than a 1/2 - mile from the school where they are assigned. All children entering first grade must present a birth certificate and must be six years of age by September 1st of the current school year. All children entering South Carolina schools for the first time must present a vaccination certificate.
There are seven colleges and universities and two technical schools in the greater Charleston area.
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