📍 6671 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, Lexington County, 29212
Irmo High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 1,307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 107.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Irmo High enrolls 1,307 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 107.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 23% White and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 748 | 57% |
| White | 295 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 54 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,307 of the school's 1,307 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,307 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Irmo High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 20, state house district 85.
Irmo High is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,307 students, Irmo High is larger than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large