Richland 01 School District

Item: Richland 01 School District
Rating: 4
Author: Public School Review

1616 Richland Street
Columbia, SC 29201

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Tel: (803) 231-7000

www.richlandone.org

Top Rankings

Richland 01 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in South Carolina for:

Overview

This School District

This State (SC)

# Schools

48 Schools

578 Schools

# Students

22,037 Students

307,398 Students

# Teachers

1,710 Teachers

22,500 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

13:1

District Rank

Richland 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 86% has increased from 79% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (SC)

#55 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Richland 01 School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

28%

41%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Richland 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

41%

52%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Richland 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

35%

50%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Richland 01 School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

86%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Richland 01 School District and public school graduation rate of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.50

0.67

# American Indian Students

11 Students

818 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

178 Students

4,464 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

1,597 Students

39,815 Students

% Hispanic Students

13%

# Black Students

15,081 Students

98,237 Students

% Black Students

69%

32%

# White Students

4,040 Students

143,199 Students

% White Students

18%

47%

# Hawaiian Students

18 Students

376 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

1,112 Students

20,432 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

1,131

26,592

# Students in K Grade:

1,610

46,898

# Students in 1st Grade:

1,691

48,556

# Students in 2nd Grade:

1,659

47,036

# Students in 3rd Grade:

1,668

44,157

# Students in 4th Grade:

1,647

43,257

# Students in 5th Grade:

1,646

41,108

# Students in 6th Grade:

1,565

3,454

# Students in 7th Grade:

1,547

2,573

# Students in 8th Grade:

1,627

2,471

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,084

417

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,645

357

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,314

297

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,203

225

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $21,210 is higher than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $19,334 is higher than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (SC)

Total Revenue

$467 MM

$12,084 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Richland 01 School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$426 MM

$11,764 MM

This chart displays total spending of Richland 01 School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$21,210

$15,297

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Richland 01 School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$19,334

$14,891

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Richland 01 School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 48 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 22,037 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 82%
: 86% (Top 50% in SC)
: Bottom 50%
: 28% (Btm 50%)
: 41% (Btm 50%)
: 35% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), SC Dept. of Education