Richland 01
Public school district based in Columbia, South Carolina. NCES district ID 4503360; state ID SC-4001.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
48
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
21,814
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,752.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
12.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
2
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,036 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,694 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,635 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,642 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,698 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,658 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,650 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,560 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,624 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,540 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,792 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,597 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,434 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,254 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.1% | |
| Black or African American | 65.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.0% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | |
| White | 18.6% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | Suppressed | |
| Male | 100.0% | |
| Not Specified | Suppressed |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 27, Suburb 14, Rural 7.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. C. Flora High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,328 | 84.8 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Lower Richland High Hopkins | 9–12 | Regular | 1,218 | 90.0 | 13.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Dreher High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,144 | 77.5 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Crayton Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 952 | 68.0 | 14 | Suburb: Large |
| Brennen Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 805 | 56.5 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Hand Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 755 | 61.0 | 12.4 | City: Midsize |
| Satchel Ford Elementary Columbia | K–5 | Regular | 721 | 47.5 | 15.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Caughman Road Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 715 | 53.0 | 13.5 | City: Midsize |
| Columbia High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 681 | 54.0 | 12.6 | Suburb: Large |
| W.J. Keenan High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 675 | 53.0 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| St. Andrews Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 627 | 58.0 | 10.8 | City: Midsize |
| Meadowfield Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 615 | 42.0 | 14.6 | City: Midsize |
| Horrell Hill Elementary Hopkins | PK–5 | Regular | 565 | 37.0 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Eau Claire High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 542 | 46.5 | 11.7 | City: Midsize |
| W. G. Sanders Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 503 | 54.0 | 9.3 | City: Midsize |
| Pine Grove Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 501 | 39.0 | 12.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Watkins-Nance Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 499 | 30.0 | 16.6 | City: Midsize |
| Sandel Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 479 | 36.0 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Southeast Middle Hopkins | 6–8 | Regular | 462 | 41.0 | 11.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hopkins Middle Hopkins | 6–8 | Regular | 458 | 41.0 | 11.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Forest Heights Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 435 | 36.0 | 12.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| H. B. Rhame Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 418 | 30.0 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Carver-Lyon Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 417 | 47.0 | 8.9 | City: Midsize |
| Bradley Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 392 | 33.0 | 11.9 | City: Midsize |
| Alcorn Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 381 | 30.5 | 12.5 | City: Midsize |
| A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 358 | 23.5 | 15.2 | City: Midsize |
| Mill Creek Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 353 | 23.0 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| J. P. Thomas Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 346 | 28.0 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| C. A. Johnson High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 344 | 38.0 | 9.1 | City: Midsize |
| Rosewood Elementary Columbia | K–5 | Regular | 338 | 25.9 | 13.1 | City: Midsize |
| W. A. Perry Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 320 | 32.0 | 10 | City: Midsize |
| Hyatt Park Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 317 | 27.0 | 11.7 | City: Midsize |
| Annie Burnside Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 306 | 22.0 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Brockman Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 297 | 21.0 | 14.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Hopkins Elementary Hopkins | PK–5 | Regular | 284 | 22.5 | 12.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Burton Pack Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 255 | 26.0 | 9.8 | City: Midsize |
| Heyward Gibbes Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 252 | 25.5 | 9.9 | City: Midsize |
| A. C. Moore Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 244 | 23.0 | 10.6 | City: Midsize |
| Logan Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 237 | 22.0 | 10.8 | City: Midsize |
| South Kilbourne Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 234 | 20.0 | 11.7 | City: Midsize |
| Edward E. Taylor Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 217 | 19.0 | 11.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Arden Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 216 | 19.0 | 11.4 | City: Midsize |
| Webber School Eastover | PK–5 | Regular | 209 | 20.5 | 10.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Gadsden Elementary Gadsden | PK–5 | Regular | 133 | 15.0 | 8.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Carolina School for InquiryCharter Columbia | PK–6 | Regular | 114 | 12.0 | 9.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Richland One Charter Middle CollegeCharter Columbia | 11–12 | Regular | 106 | 4.5 | 23.6 | City: Midsize |
| Pendergrass Fairwold School Columbia | K–12 | Special Education | 46 | 14.0 | 3.3 | City: Midsize |
| Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center Columbia | 9–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 23.0 | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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