Kirkland High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Columbia, South Carolina
Kirkland High in Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 42 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 42.0 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
35 students in 2022-23, 32 students in 2023-24, 42 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35 | 1.0 | 35.0 |
| 2023-24 | 32 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 1.0 | 42.0 |
42.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kirkland High enrolled 63 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
81.0% of students were Black, 14.3% White, 4.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black81.0%
- White14.3%
- Hispanic4.8%
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.
High schools in Columbia
16 public high schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley High | 2,230 | 17.8 | 48.6% |
| Ridge View High | 1,631 | 16.5 | 59.7% |
| Richland Northeast High | 1,340 | 13.3 | 69.9% |
| A. C. Flora High | 1,328 | 15.7 | 100.0% |
| Irmo High | 1,272 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
| Dreher High | 1,144 | 14.8 | 100.0% |
| Columbia High | 681 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
| W.J. Keenan High | 675 | 12.7 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kirkland High
- Broad River HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 28 students, 28.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Sara Babb HighThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Kirkland High with Broad River HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dept Of Correction N04 spends per student$70,164 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$70,164
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaKirkland High is the number 228 by size of 240 South Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#228 of 240
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher42.0 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 15.7 for high schools.42.0:1
- 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 Kirkland High
How many students attend Kirkland High?
42 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 35 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Columbia, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kirkland High?
42.0 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.Is Kirkland High a Title I school?
Kirkland High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Kirkland High in?
Dept Of Correction N04, NCES district ID 4500001. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450000101731 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
- 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.