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Lexington 05 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending

Lexington 05 School District runs 23 public schools with 17,053 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.8 students per teacher is 2.6 lower than the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Lexington 05".

At a glance

Schools
23
Students
17,053
Teachers (FTE)
1,451
Students per teacher
11.8
SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
1020 Dutch Fork Road, Irmo, SC 29063
County
Richland County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4502820
State district ID
SC-3205
Total staff (FTE)
3,265
School counselors (FTE)
58.0About 294 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
82.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.8
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 (16,780), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$285.7 million
Federal revenue
$18.0 million
State revenue
$147.4 million
Local revenue
$120.3 million
Total spending
$269.3 million
Spending per pupil
$16,051
Salaries
$136.9 million50.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$170.5 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.3%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 42.1%

South Carolina overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,051
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826

Schools in Lexington 05 School District

By level: 5 high, 5 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Ballentine ElementaryElementaryPK to 552313.4
Center for Advanced Technical StudiesHigh9 to 120
Chapin ElementaryElementaryPK to 476713.0
Chapin HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,61716.3
Chapin IntermediateMiddle5 to 698515.2
Chapin MiddleMiddle6 to 81,00715.0
CrossRoads IntermediateMiddle655710.9
Dutch Fork ElementaryElementaryPK to 54429.6
Dutch Fork HighHigh9 to 121,70314.1
Dutch Fork MiddleMiddle6 to 887612.9
H. E. Corley ElementaryElementaryPK to 555710.1
Harbison West ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 55109.1
Irmo ElementaryElementaryPK to 548712.2
Irmo HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,27212.0
Irmo MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 899211.4
Lake Murray ElementaryElementaryK to 475313.4
Leaphart ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 548310.7
Nursery Road ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54718.7
Oak Pointe ElementaryElementaryPK to 548411.3
Piney Woods ElementaryElementaryPK to 451112.8
River Springs ElementaryElementaryPK to 541610.1
Seven Oaks ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 55229.3
Spring Hill HighHigh9 to 121,11812.2

Nearby and related

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.