📍 4344 Broad River, Columbia, Richland County, 29210
Kirkland High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 35 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dept Of Correction N04 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 35.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kirkland High enrolls 35 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 35.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 23% White and 8.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 24 | 69% |
| White | 8 | 23% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 8.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
32 of the school's 35 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kirkland High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 19, state house district 73.
Kirkland High is one of 12 schools in Dept Of Correction N04, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 172 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 35 students, Kirkland High is larger than the district average of about 14 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize