Richland 02
Public school district based in Columbia, South Carolina. NCES district ID 4503390; state ID SC-4002.
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
32
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
28,841
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,054.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 913 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,881 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,040 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,003 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,064 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,095 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,134 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,201 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,240 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,162 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,670 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,208 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,189 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,041 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 2.6% | |
| Black or African American | 62.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.8% | |
| White | 14.9% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
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 | 49.3% | |
| Male | 50.4% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 29, Rural 3.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 2,230 | 125.2 | 17.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Blythewood High Blythewood | 9–12 | Regular | 2,164 | 140.0 | 15.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Westwood High Blythewood | 9–12 | Regular | 1,743 | 106.0 | 16.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Ridge View High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,631 | 98.8 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Richland Northeast High Columbia | 9–12 | Regular | 1,340 | 100.5 | 13.3 | Suburb: Large |
| E. L. Wright Middle Columbia | K–8 | Regular | 1,275 | 87.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Muller Road Middle Blythewood | K–8 | Regular | 1,242 | 81.1 | 15.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Summit Parkway Middle Columbia | K–8 | Regular | 1,229 | 84.4 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Dent Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 1,059 | 83.0 | 12.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Kelly Mill Middle Blythewood | 2–8 | Regular | 979 | 71.8 | 13.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Pontiac Elementary Elgin | PK–5 | Regular | 880 | 64.2 | 13.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Blythewood Middle Blythewood | 6–8 | Regular | 872 | 53.5 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Longleaf Middle Columbia | 6–8 | Regular | 796 | 55.7 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Rice Creek Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 718 | 54.7 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Bethel-Hanberry Elementary Blythewood | PK–5 | Regular | 711 | 48.5 | 14.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Killian Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 699 | 60.3 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Sandlapper Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 671 | 50.7 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Polo Road Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 665 | 50.3 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| North Springs Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 659 | 53.1 | 12.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Forest Lake Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 652 | 49.3 | 13.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Catawba Trail Elementary Elgin | PK–5 | Regular | 636 | 50.1 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Langford Elementary Blythewood | PK–5 | Regular | 631 | 41.7 | 15.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Round Top Elementary Blythewood | PK–5 | Regular | 581 | 46.2 | 12.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Windsor Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 579 | 51.6 | 11.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bridge Creek Elementary Elgin | PK–5 | Regular | 564 | 46.6 | 12.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Jackson Creek Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 551 | 50.4 | 10.9 | Suburb: Large |
| L. B. Nelson Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 541 | 44.3 | 12.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Bookman Road Elementary Elgin | PK–5 | Regular | 535 | 43.5 | 12.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus Blythewood | PK–2 | Regular | 531 | 39.1 | 13.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus Blythewood | 3–5 | Regular | 523 | 36.6 | 14.3 | Suburb: Large |
| L. W. Conder Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 489 | 43.8 | 11.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Joseph Keels Elementary Columbia | PK–5 | Regular | 465 | 42.5 | 10.9 | 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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