📍 1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, Richland County, 29204
A. C. Flora High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 1,352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A. C. Flora High enrolls 1,352 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 84 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 40% Black or African American and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 637 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 539 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,352 of the school's 1,352 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,352 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.
A. C. Flora 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 22, state house district 75.
A. C. Flora 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 1,352 students, A. C. Flora 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