Regular local school district · Richland County
Richland 01 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending
Richland 01 School District runs 48 public schools with 21,814 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 2.3 lower than the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Richland 01".
At a glance
- Schools
- 48
- Students
- 21,814
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,802
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1616 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Phone
- (803)231-7000
- County
- Richland County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 4503360
- State district ID
- SC-4001
- Total staff (FTE)
- 4,330
- School counselors (FTE)
- 88.0About 248 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 157.0
- Charter schools
- 2
Students per teacher compared
This district12.1
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 (22,202), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $467.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $43.9 million
- State revenue
- $148.4 million
- Local revenue
- $275.1 million
- Total spending
- $426.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $19,190
- Salaries
- $214.3 million50.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $365.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 31.8%
- Local: 58.9%
South Carolina overall
- Federal: 11.3%
- State: 48.0%
- Local: 40.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$19,190
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826
Schools in Richland 01 School District
By level: 9 high, 9 middle, 29 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A. C. Flora HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,328 | 15.8 |
| A. C. Moore ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 244 | 10.6 |
| A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 358 | 15.6 |
| Alcorn MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 381 | 12.7 |
| Annie Burnside ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 306 | 13.9 |
| Arden ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 216 | 11.4 |
| Bradley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 392 | 11.9 |
| Brennen ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 805 | 14.4 |
| Brockman ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 297 | 14.1 |
| Burton Pack ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 255 | 9.8 |
| C. A. Johnson HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 344 | 9.1 |
| Carolina School for InquiryCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | PK to 6 | 114 | 9.5 |
| Carver-Lyon ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 417 | 8.9 |
| Caughman Road ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 715 | 13.5 |
| Columbia HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 681 | 12.6 |
| Crayton MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 952 | 14.0 |
| Dreher HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,144 | 14.9 |
| Eau Claire HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 542 | 11.8 |
| Edward E. Taylor ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 217 | 11.4 |
| Forest Heights ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 435 | 12.1 |
| Gadsden ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 133 | 8.9 |
| H. B. Rhame ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 418 | 13.9 |
| Hand MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 755 | 12.4 |
| Heyward Gibbes MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 252 | 10.1 |
| Hopkins ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 284 | 12.9 |
| Hopkins MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 458 | 11.2 |
| Horrell Hill ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 565 | 15.3 |
| Hyatt Park ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 317 | 11.7 |
| J. P. Thomas ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 346 | 12.4 |
| Logan ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 237 | 10.8 |
| Lower Richland HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,218 | 13.5 |
| Meadowfield ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 615 | 14.6 |
| Mill Creek ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 353 | 15.3 |
| Pendergrass Fairwold School | Other | K to 12 | 46 | 3.3 |
| Pine Grove ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 501 | 12.8 |
| Richland One Charter Middle CollegeCEP schoolCharter | High | 11 to 12 | 106 | 26.5 |
| Rosewood ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 338 | 13.5 |
| Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Sandel ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 479 | 13.3 |
| Satchel Ford ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 721 | 15.3 |
| South Kilbourne ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 234 | 11.7 |
| Southeast MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 462 | 11.3 |
| St. Andrews MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 627 | 10.8 |
| W. A. Perry MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 320 | 10.0 |
| W. G. Sanders MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 503 | 9.3 |
| W.J. Keenan HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 675 | 12.7 |
| Watkins-Nance ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 499 | 16.6 |
| Webber SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 209 | 10.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Richland County
- Richland 02 School District 28,841 students
- Charter Institute at Erskine 26,014 students
- SC Public Charter School District 21,383 students
- Lexington 05 School District 17,053 students
- Limestone Charters Association 7,387 students
- South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs 0 students
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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.