Pendergrass Fairwold School
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Columbia, South Carolina
Pendergrass Fairwold School in Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 46 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 3.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina median of 13.3. 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, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 26%
46 students in 2022-23, 56 students in 2023-24, 46 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 14.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 46 | 19.0 | 2.4 |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 15.0 | 3.7 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 14.0 | 3.3 |
3.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 South Carolina schools of this kind
Among the 30 South Carolina schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
One counselor per 56 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pendergrass Fairwold School enrolled 56 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 56 of the 56 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent47.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.4% of students were Black, 8.7% White, 6.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black80.4%
- White8.7%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Two or more races4.3%
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 Pendergrass Fairwold School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 50% or more | 41% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | under 50% | 28% (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.
Schools of this kind in Columbia
5 public schools of this kind in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Pendergrass Fairwold School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC Connections Academy | 6,152 | 23.0 | 38.2% |
| Clear Dot Charter School | 474 | 11.3 | 84.3% |
| SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center | 417 | 11.1 | 99.3% |
| Midlands Arts Conservatory | 166 | 7.7 | 9.6% |
| Pendergrass Fairwold School | 46 | 3.3 | 93.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Pendergrass Fairwold School
- Clear Dot Charter SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 3.7 miles away: 474 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 6.8 miles away: 417 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Pendergrass Fairwold School with Clear Dot Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Richland 01 spends per student$18,992 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,992
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaPendergrass Fairwold School is the number 29 by size of 30 South Carolina schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#29 of 30
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher3.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.3.3:1
- 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 Pendergrass Fairwold School
How many students attend Pendergrass Fairwold School?
46 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 46 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Columbia, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pendergrass Fairwold School?
3.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Pendergrass Fairwold School a Title I school?
Pendergrass Fairwold School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pendergrass Fairwold School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pendergrass Fairwold School scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% 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.What district is Pendergrass Fairwold School in?
Richland 01, NCES district ID 4503360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450336000957 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
- 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.