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Irmo, South Carolina - 22 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Lexington 05 #29 of 73 districts in South Carolina (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,775 per pupil, Lexington 05 ranks #21 of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (South Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
17,463
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$14,775
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lexington 05 operates 22 public schools serving 17,463 students, placing it in the mid-size range in South Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 high, 4 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Richland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,775 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 74 South Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how South Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.4% local, 50.2% state, and 9.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #29 of 73 in South Carolina against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (81 AP courses district-wide), a 425.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% White, 29.3% African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dutch Fork Elementary, with a diversity index of 73.2/100.
Its largest campus is Dutch Fork High, enrolling 1,703 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is River Springs Elementary, at 416 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lexington 05 school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Lexington 05 school enrollment ranges from 416 students (lowest) to 1,703 students (highest), a spread of 1,287 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lexington 05 has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lexington 05 student-counselor ratio is 426:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lexington 05 chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Lexington 05 is typically wider than the Lexington 05-aggregate figure suggests.