Enrollment
About Enrollment
Langston Charter Middle School is a public charter school in the Charter Institute at Erskine district. There are no academic requirements for enrollment. As a public school receiving local and state funding, there is no tuition for students who attend.
Our school maintains an enrollment of 450 students in 6th – 8th grades. Historically, Langston has always received more applications than there are available openings for the coming year. As a result, in accordance with South Carolina Charter School law, Langston admits all students through a lottery process. We conduct a lottery for each grade level each year, and the results provide the order of selection for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade openings for the following year. Each lottery list becomes the official “wait list” for each grade for the following year. For the 2025-26 school year, we will enroll 180 new 6th grade students via the lottery process and will use the lottery lists generated for both 7th and 8th grades to fill openings as they occur.
If you have questions about the lottery or enrollment process, please contact Celanie Martin, Director of Admissions, at 864-286-9700 or cmartin@langstoncharter.org.
2026-27 Lottery Application
The lottery application for the 2026-2027 school year will be posted here October 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM.
2025-26 Waitlist Application
School Tours
School tours will be conducted during the month of October 2025 on Tuesdays at 11:45 AM and Fridays at 8:45 AM. Tours last 30 minutes and no appointment is required. We strongly urge parents to bring their student to tour the school during October, since this will be the only opportunity to tour the school.
Sibling Enrollment
What about younger brothers and sisters? Do they have to go through the lottery too?
In order to be considered a “sibling applicant” and bypass the enrollment lottery, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Share at least one common parent, either by birth or legal adoption with a sibling either currently enrolled or who has completed at least one year at Langston within the last six years.
- Complete and submit a lottery application by the required date.
- Complete all other required steps of the enrollment process.
Lottery Selection Process for 2026-27
Lottery application available on website
October 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Information Meetings for Prospective Students at Woodruff Road Christian Church on Bell Road (OPTIONAL)
Saturday, October 4, 2025 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Thursday, October 16, 2025 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Application Deadline
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lottery
Results posted on front doors immediately following lottery
Monday, November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Enrollment paperwork emailed to students selected by the lottery
By Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Enrollment Paperwork Due
Monday, December 1, 2025
REQUIRED
January 2026: Dates and specific details TBA.
Equal Education Opportunity
No student shall be denied equal opportunity for admission based on race, sex, color, religion, handicap, marital status, or national origin. Langston Charter Middle School is open to all students in grades 6 – 8.