School district · South Carolina

Lexington 01

Lexington 01 in South Carolina: 32 public schools with 27,074 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,085 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 32
Students: 27,074
Students per teacher: 13.0; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,085; SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,084
Counselors (FTE): 94.8
Students per counselor: 286; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 27.5; Librarians (FTE): 32.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

68%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 92% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

12,172 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

50%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

12,166 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.7K15

$10.8K16

$11.0K17

$11.3K18

$11.6K19

$11.9K20

$12.5K21

$13.0K22

$13.6K23

$15.1K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.1% · $30.4M
State: 50% · $247.7M
Local: 44% · $217.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,546
Support services: $5,962
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $53.2M
Long-term debt: $883.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 18Middle schools: 8High schools: 6

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Carolina Springs Elementary	Pre-K–5	438	11.4	66%	60%	Lexington
Centerville Elementary	Pre-K–5	812	12.8	63%	58%	Gilbert
Deerfield Elementary	Pre-K–5	753	12.3	69%	51%	Lexington
Forts Pond ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	478	11.1	50%	35%	Pelion
Gilbert Elementary	Pre-K–5	823	12.5	58%	41%	Gilbert
Lake Murray Elementary	Pre-K–5	813	13.5	84%	82%	Lexington
Lexington Elementary	Pre-K–5	607	11.5	61%	45%	Lexington
Meadow Glen Elementary	Pre-K–5	775	12.8	75%	67%	Lexington
Midway Elementary	Pre-K–5	856	13.7	83%	77%	Lexington
New Providence Elementary	Pre-K–5	810	14.7	83%	77%	Lexington
Oak Grove Elementary	Pre-K–5	691	12.3	66%	46%	Lexington
Pelion ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	642	12.8	51%	35%	Pelion
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Pre-K–5	846	13.3	84%	61%	Lexington
Red Bank Elementary	Pre-K–5	556	11.5	66%	46%	Lexington
Rocky Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	805	14.1	81%	71%	Lexington
Saxe Gotha Elementary	Pre-K–5	499	11.2	56%	52%	Lexington
South Lake Elementary	Pre-K–5	466	12.5	62%	39%	Lexington
White Knoll Elementary	Pre-K–5	615	12.6	59%	42%	West Columbia
Beechwood Middle	6–8	1,033	14.4	77%	56%	Lexington
Carolina Springs Middle	6–8	791	12.4	57%	29%	Lexington
Gilbert Middle	6–8	804	12.5	57%	33%	Gilbert
Lakeside Middle	6–8	893	13.0	76%	54%	Lexington
Meadow Glen Middle	6–8	778	12.8	79%	59%	Lexington
Pelion MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	513	11.4	46%	26%	Pelion
Pleasant Hill Middle	6–8	750	13.8	77%	54%	Lexington
White Knoll Middle	6–8	693	12.8	50%	21%	West Columbia
Gilbert High	9–12	1,138	14.6	—	—	Gilbert
Lexington High	9–12	2,536	15.5	—	—	Lexington
Lexington Technology CenterCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Lexington
Pelion HighFree meals for all	9–12	718	11.5	—	—	Pelion
River Bluff High	9–12	2,117	16.1	—	—	Lexington
White Knoll High	9–12	2,025	15.3	—	—	Lexington

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington, SC 29072
Phone: (803)821-1003

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.