Airport High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · West Columbia, South Carolina

Airport High in West Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 1,272 students in 2024-25 with 73.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the South Carolina high-school median of 15.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 74% (South Carolina: 83.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,428 students in 2022-23, 1,338 students in 2023-24, 1,272 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.0 to 73.0.

Students enrolled at Airport High by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,338, 2024-25: 1,27205001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,3382024-251,272
Students enrolled at Airport High by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,338, 2024-25: 1,27205001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,3382024-251,272
Students enrolled at Airport High by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,338, 2024-25: 1,27205001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,3382024-251,272
Students enrolled at Airport High by school year2022-23: 1,428, 2023-24: 1,338, 2024-25: 1,27205001k1.5k2022-231,4282023-241,3382024-251,272
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,42875.019.0
2023-241,33872.018.6
2024-251,27273.017.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 South Carolina high schools

Among the 229 South Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Airport High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAirport High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Airport High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAirport High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Airport High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAirport High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, South Carolina high schools, 2024-25229 values from 3.2 to 42.7; Airport High 17.4; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAirport High 17.4state median 15.7U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 337 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Airport High enrolled 1,348 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 85 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 337 of the 1,348 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions85
  • Chronically absent46.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.6% of students were White, 34.6% Black, 24.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White35.6%
  2. Black34.6%
  3. Hispanic24.2%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Airport High scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2280%40%52.1%
Math, 2022-2342%32% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

74% of the 351 students in Airport High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate74%74%83.8%
Students in the class35162859,540

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in West Columbia

3 public high schools in West Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Airport High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Airport High1,27217.478.6%
Gray Collegiate Academy93524.910.7%
Midlands Middle College11517.424.7%

All public schools in West Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Airport High

  1. Midlands Middle CollegeThe nearest public high school, 0.8 miles away: 115 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Gray Collegiate AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 4.3 miles away: 935 students, 24.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  3. Compare Airport High with Midlands Middle CollegeStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington School District Two spends per student$14,535 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,535
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaAirport High is the number 71 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 240
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.17.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Airport High

  1. How many students attend Airport High?
    1,272 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,428 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Columbia, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Airport High?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for high schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Airport High a Title I school?
    Airport High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Airport High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Airport High scored proficient or above: 80% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Airport High?
    74% of the 351 students in Airport High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Airport High in?
    Lexington School District Two, NCES district ID 4502730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450273000741 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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