📍 501 Commerce Drive NE, Columbia, Richland County, 29223
SC Whitmore School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 38.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
SC Whitmore School enrolls 496 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 35% male and 65% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 38.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 15% Black or African American and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 496 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 271 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
SC Whitmore School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school and a fully virtual school. 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 21, state house district 76.
SC Whitmore School is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, SC Whitmore School is close to the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large