📍 3319 Millwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, 29205
Dreher High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 1,150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dreher High enrolls 1,150 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 78 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 40% White and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 530 | 46% |
| White | 455 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,150 of the school's 1,150 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,150 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.
Dreher 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-20, state senate district 21, state house district 75.
Dreher 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 1,150 students, Dreher 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: City - Midsize