School district · South Carolina

Lexington 05

Lexington 05 in South Carolina: 23 public schools with 17,053 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,036 per student in FY2024.

Schools
23
Students
17,053
Students per teacher
11.7
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,036
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)
1,452
Counselors (FTE)
58.5
Students per counselor
292
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
31.6
Librarians (FTE): 23.0

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
$11.8K15
$11.8K16
$12.4K17
$12.5K18
$13.0K19
$13.7K20
$14.3K21
$14.8K22
$14.8K23
$16.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.9% · $23.3M
State
49% · $165.1M
Local
44% · $148.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,800
Support services
$6,626
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$20.5M
Long-term debt
$163.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 5High schools: 5
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–552313.4
Pre-K–476712.8
Pre-K–54429.6
Pre-K–555710.1
Harbison West ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–55109.0
Pre-K–548712.0
K–475313.3
Leaphart ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–548310.7
Nursery Road ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–54718.7
Pre-K–548411.1
Pre-K–451112.8
Pre-K–541610.1
Seven Oaks ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–55229.3
5–698515.2
6–81,00714.9
655710.9
6–887612.9
Irmo MiddleFree meals for all
6–899211.4
9–120—
Chapin HighFree meals for all
9–121,61716.3
9–121,70314.0
Irmo HighFree meals for all
9–121,27211.9
9–121,11812.2

Sources

Address
1020 Dutch Fork Road, Irmo, SC 29063
Phone
(803)476-8000
Website