📍 1701 Westchester Drive, Columbia, Richland County, 29210
Columbia High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia High enrolls 665 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Black or African American, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 568 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 5% |
| White | 25 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
665 of the school's 665 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 665 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.
Columbia 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 73.
Columbia High is one of 48 schools in Richland 01, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,814 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 665 students, Columbia High is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large