Education (2014-2015)

Public Schools

School Districts	Richland One	Richland Two	Richland/Lexington Five
# of Schools	50	41	22
Elementary (K-5)	28	19	12
Middle (6-8)	9	7	4
High (9-12)	7	5	5
Career Center	1	1	1
Charter Schools	2	5	0
Special Schools	3	4	0
Enrollment	24,395	26,783	16,637
Expenditures per student	$12,983	$10,380	$10,845

Pupil/Teacher Ratio

School Districts	Richland One	Richland Two	Richland/Lexington Five
Pupil/Teacher Ratio	17.7 to 1	22.7 to 1	20.7 to 1

College Admission Tests 2010-2014

SAT Scores	Richland One	Richland Two	Rich/Lex Five	South Carolina	United States
2010	1371	1457	1536	1443	1497
2011	1343	1449	1527	1427	1481
2012	1347	1410	1506	1422	1477
2013	1371	1403	1517	1423	1474
2014	1364	1407	1512	1429	1471

ACT Scores	Richland One	Richland Two	Rich/Lex Five	South Carolina	United States
2010	18.1	20.1	22.2	19.7	21.0
2011	18.3	20.2	22.7	19.9	21.1
2012	18.3	20.3	22.1	19.9	21.1
2013	18.2	20.1	22.1	20.1	20.9
2014	18.7	20.2	22.1	20.2	21.0

Private Schools

School Name	Enrollment	Location
Ben Lippen School - 4K-12	792	Columbia
Cardinal Newman School - 7-12	433	Columbia
Hammond School - 4K-12	964	Columbia
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School - 3K-12	840	Columbia
Source: South Carolina Department of Education

Higher Education

Institution	Type	Enrollment	Graduation	Location
Allen University	Liberal Arts	644	80	Columbia
Benedict College	Liberal Arts	3,213	339	Columbia
Columbia College	Liberal Arts	1,266	413	Columbia
Columbia International University	Seminary	1,177	282	Columbia
Lutheran Theology Seminary	Seminary	139	30	Columbia
Midlands Technical College	Technical	12,224	1,914	Lexington
University of South Carolina	Flagship	30,721	7,041	Columbia
Source: South Carolina Commission of Higher Education

Links:

• Richland County School District One
• Richland County School District Two
• District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties