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Lexington 01 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending

Lexington 01 School District runs 32 public schools with 27,074 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 1.4 lower than the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Lexington 01".

At a glance

Schools
32
Students
27,074
Teachers (FTE)
2,083
Students per teacher
13.0
SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington, SC 29072
Phone
(803)821-1003
County
Lexington County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4502700
State district ID
SC-3201
Total staff (FTE)
4,340
School counselors (FTE)
94.0About 288 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
113.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.0
South Carolina14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (27,072), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$418.8 million
Federal revenue
$31.5 million
State revenue
$214.0 million
Local revenue
$173.3 million
Total spending
$469.6 million
Spending per pupil
$17,346
Salaries
$199.5 million42.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$944.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.5%
  • State: 51.1%
  • Local: 41.4%

South Carolina overall

  • Federal: 11.3%
  • State: 48.0%
  • Local: 40.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,346
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826

Schools in Lexington 01 School District

By level: 6 high, 8 middle, 18 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Beechwood MiddleMiddle6 to 81,03314.5
Carolina Springs ElementaryElementaryPK to 543811.5
Carolina Springs MiddleMiddle6 to 879112.4
Centerville ElementaryElementaryPK to 581212.9
Deerfield ElementaryElementaryPK to 575312.3
Forts Pond ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 547811.4
Gilbert ElementaryElementaryPK to 582312.7
Gilbert HighHigh9 to 121,13814.8
Gilbert MiddleMiddle6 to 880412.6
Lake Murray ElementaryElementaryPK to 581313.6
Lakeside MiddleMiddle6 to 889313.1
Lexington ElementaryElementaryPK to 560711.7
Lexington HighHigh9 to 122,53615.6
Lexington Technology CenterHigh9 to 120
Meadow Glen ElementaryElementaryPK to 577512.9
Meadow Glen MiddleMiddle6 to 877812.8
Midway ElementaryElementaryPK to 585613.8
New Providence ElementaryElementaryPK to 581014.7
Oak Grove ElementaryElementaryPK to 569112.3
Pelion ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 564212.8
Pelion HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1271811.6
Pelion MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 851311.4
Pleasant Hill ElementaryElementaryPK to 584613.4
Pleasant Hill MiddleMiddle6 to 875013.9
Red Bank ElementaryElementaryPK to 555611.6
River Bluff HighHigh9 to 122,11716.2
Rocky Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 580514.1
Saxe Gotha ElementaryElementaryPK to 549911.3
South Lake ElementaryElementaryPK to 546612.6
White Knoll ElementaryElementaryPK to 561512.6
White Knoll HighHigh9 to 122,02515.3
White Knoll MiddleMiddle6 to 869312.8

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.