School district · South Carolina

Richland 02

Richland 02 in South Carolina: 32 public schools with 28,841 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,935 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 32
Students: 28,841
Students per teacher: 13.8; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,935; 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): 2,093
Counselors (FTE): 84.6
Students per counselor: 341; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 24.1; Librarians (FTE): 34.0

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%

55%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

12,806 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

41%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

12,834 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

$11.1K15

$11.2K16

$11.6K17

$11.7K18

$11.6K19

$12.4K20

$12.6K21

$13.5K22

$14.0K23

$14.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10.0% · $53.7M
State: 47% · $253.1M
Local: 43% · $232.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,662
Support services: $6,767
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $98.7M
Long-term debt: $638.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 23Middle schools: 4High schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Pre-K–5	711	14.7	67%	68%	Blythewood
Bookman Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	535	12.3	66%	57%	Elgin
Bridge Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	564	12.1	55%	49%	Elgin
Catawba Trail Elementary	Pre-K–5	636	12.7	67%	65%	Elgin
E. L. Wright Middle	K–8	1,275	14.6	45%	27%	Columbia
Forest Lake Elementary	Pre-K–5	652	13.2	60%	54%	Columbia
Jackson Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	551	10.9	34%	30%	Columbia
Joseph Keels ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	465	10.9	50%	41%	Columbia
Killian ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	699	11.6	50%	45%	Columbia
L. B. Nelson Elementary	Pre-K–5	541	12.2	58%	50%	Columbia
L. W. Conder ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	489	11.2	40%	30%	Columbia
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	Pre-K–2	531	13.6	—	—	Blythewood
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	3–5	523	14.3	70%	67%	Blythewood
Langford Elementary	Pre-K–5	631	15.1	58%	51%	Blythewood
Muller Road Middle	K–8	1,242	15.3	58%	33%	Blythewood
North Springs Elementary	Pre-K–5	659	12.4	50%	51%	Columbia
Polo Road Elementary	Pre-K–5	665	13.2	46%	36%	Columbia
Pontiac Elementary	Pre-K–5	880	13.7	57%	51%	Elgin
Rice Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	718	13.1	59%	49%	Columbia
Round Top Elementary	Pre-K–5	581	12.6	76%	74%	Blythewood
Sandlapper Elementary	Pre-K–5	671	13.2	57%	49%	Columbia
Summit Parkway Middle	K–8	1,229	14.6	46%	26%	Columbia
Windsor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	579	11.2	36%	32%	Columbia
Blythewood Middle	6–8	872	16.3	66%	45%	Blythewood
Dent MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	1,059	12.8	46%	32%	Columbia
Kelly Mill Middle	2–8	979	13.6	49%	21%	Blythewood
Longleaf Middle	6–8	796	14.3	48%	23%	Columbia
Blythewood High	9–12	2,164	15.5	—	—	Blythewood
Richland Northeast High	9–12	1,340	13.3	—	—	Columbia
Ridge View High	9–12	1,631	16.5	—	—	Columbia
Spring Valley High	9–12	2,230	17.8	—	—	Columbia
Westwood High	9–12	1,743	16.4	—	—	Blythewood

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: 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC 29229
Phone: (803)787-1910

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.