School district · South Carolina

Lexington 02

Lexington 02 in South Carolina: 13 public schools with 8,465 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,713 per student in FY2024.

Schools
13
Students
8,465
Students per teacher
12.6
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,713
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)
673
Counselors (FTE)
20.0
Students per counselor
423
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.5
Librarians (FTE): 14.0

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%

47%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

3,758 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

30%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

3,761 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
$10.6K15
$10.3K16
$11.1K17
$11.1K18
$11.0K19
$11.5K20
$13.1K21
$14.3K22
$14.5K23
$15.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $19.9M
State
43% · $73.9M
Local
45% · $77.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,924
Support services
$7,111
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$23.2M
Long-term debt
$205.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 4High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Cayce ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–597712.440%26%
Congaree ElementaryFree meals for all
2–535212.648%27%
Herbert A. Wood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–593813.448%35%
Riverbank ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–599612.549%39%
Pre-K–540012.958%42%
Pre-K–544314.366%56%
6–844212.645%24%
6–852812.348%21%
Pine Ridge MiddleFree meals for all
6–837912.234%17%
R. H. Fulmer MiddleFree meals for all
6–852611.249%32%
9–121,27217.4——
Brookland-Cayce HighFree meals for all
9–121,21212.3——
9–120———

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.

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.

Sources

Address
715 Ninth Street, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803)796-4708
Website