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The most racially diverse public schools in Richland County, South Carolina

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Richland County, South Carolina, drawn from 89 qualifying public schools. Dutch Fork Elementary leads the list at 73.1%, against a median of 49.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
89
Richland County, South Carolina
Top Diversity index
73.1%
Median Diversity index
49.2%
MOST DIVERSE · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Dutch Fork ElementaryIrmo, SC44273.1%29.4%(130)38.0%(168)13.6%(60)4.1%(18)
2H. E. Corley ElementaryIrmo, SC55770.0%33.9%(189)39.9%(222)10.8%(60)3.8%(21)
3A. C. Moore ElementaryColumbia, SC24469.4%41.4%(101)33.2%(81)11.9%(29)4.5%(11)
4Lake Carolina Elementary Lower CampusBlythewood, SC53167.9%27.3%(145)46.7%(248)12.8%(68)2.3%(12)
5Round Top ElementaryBlythewood, SC58166.5%32.4%(188)46.3%(269)10.0%(58)4.8%(28)
6Catawba Trail ElementaryElgin, SC63666.4%17.0%(108)46.7%(297)27.8%(177)2.0%(13)
7Dutch Fork MiddleIrmo, SC87665.6%45.7%(400)34.8%(305)8.6%(75)2.6%(23)
8Dutch Fork HighIrmo, SC1,70365.5%43.9%(748)37.5%(639)6.0%(103)4.9%(84)
9Dent MiddleColumbia, SC1,05964.5%17.5%(185)53.5%(566)17.6%(186)6.3%(67)
10Spring Valley HighColumbia, SC2,23064.0%18.5%(413)54.2%(1,209)15.1%(337)6.8%(151)
11Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusBlythewood, SC52363.6%26.6%(139)52.6%(275)10.5%(55)2.9%(15)
12Dreher HighColumbia, SC1,14463.4%33.8%(387)49.0%(560)9.0%(103)1.8%(20)
13A. C. Flora HighColumbia, SC1,32863.0%45.3%(602)39.4%(523)8.5%(113)1.8%(24)
14Crayton MiddleColumbia, SC95262.7%49.3%(469)34.7%(330)7.3%(70)1.8%(17)
15Hand MiddleColumbia, SC75562.6%30.7%(232)51.4%(388)10.9%(82)0.9%(7)
16Forest Lake ElementaryColumbia, SC65262.3%17.3%(113)55.7%(363)17.9%(117)3.1%(20)
17Blythewood MiddleBlythewood, SC87262.3%24.7%(215)54.6%(476)11.1%(97)2.2%(19)
18Pontiac ElementaryElgin, SC88061.8%16.3%(143)57.2%(503)14.7%(129)3.6%(32)
19Polo Road ElementaryColumbia, SC66561.5%5.9%(39)51.9%(345)32.6%(217)2.3%(15)
20Blythewood HighBlythewood, SC2,16461.4%30.8%(666)52.9%(1,144)8.2%(178)2.3%(49)
21E. L. Wright MiddleColumbia, SC1,27561.2%15.8%(201)57.6%(735)15.8%(202)5.6%(71)
22Brennen ElementaryColumbia, SC80560.2%57.9%(466)20.3%(163)12.7%(102)1.2%(10)
23Oak Pointe ElementaryIrmo, SC48459.7%57.4%(278)24.4%(118)8.7%(42)1.2%(6)
24Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia, SC61559.6%19.5%(120)58.7%(361)11.9%(73)1.8%(11)
25Summit Parkway MiddleColumbia, SC1,22959.3%15.7%(193)59.5%(731)13.3%(163)3.3%(40)
26Bookman Road ElementaryElgin, SC53559.1%18.9%(101)58.7%(314)13.5%(72)1.1%(6)
27Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence AcademyColumbia, SC21658.6%49.1%(106)41.2%(89)4.2%(9)0.9%(2)
28Langford ElementaryBlythewood, SC63158.2%21.9%(138)58.8%(371)10.9%(69)0.5%(3)
29River Springs ElementaryIrmo, SC41658.1%60.6%(252)19.0%(79)9.9%(41)2.6%(11)
30Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryBlythewood, SC71157.7%20.7%(147)60.5%(430)9.3%(66)1.7%(12)
31GREEN Charter School MidlandsIrmo, SC25857.5%20.9%(54)60.5%(156)9.7%(25)1.2%(3)
32Muller Road MiddleBlythewood, SC1,24257.3%24.7%(307)59.3%(736)7.9%(98)2.4%(30)
33Ballentine ElementaryIrmo, SC52357.1%61.4%(321)20.1%(105)7.1%(37)4.0%(21)
34L. W. Conder ElementaryColumbia, SC48956.7%3.7%(18)53.0%(259)38.0%(186)1.0%(5)
35Horrell Hill ElementaryHopkins, SC56556.0%12.6%(71)62.1%(351)17.7%(100)0.0%(0)
36Logan ElementaryColumbia, SC23754.7%30.0%(71)59.9%(142)3.4%(8)0.8%(2)
37Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SC33854.6%62.4%(211)23.7%(80)4.7%(16)1.5%(5)
38Arden ElementaryColumbia, SC21654.2%0.9%(2)58.3%(126)33.8%(73)1.9%(4)
39Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SC71554.0%10.5%(75)65.2%(466)12.7%(91)2.4%(17)
40Richland Northeast HighColumbia, SC1,34053.4%8.4%(112)64.0%(857)22.1%(296)1.4%(19)
41Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC57953.0%4.7%(27)61.8%(358)29.0%(168)0.5%(3)
42Bridge Creek ElementaryElgin, SC56451.8%11.2%(63)66.3%(374)13.7%(77)0.7%(4)
43Webber SchoolEastover, SC20951.8%13.4%(28)66.5%(139)7.2%(15)0.0%(0)
44Kelly Mill MiddleBlythewood, SC97950.3%13.0%(127)68.2%(668)9.4%(92)2.1%(21)
45Spring Hill HighChapin, SC1,11849.2%69.0%(771)15.8%(177)6.3%(70)3.1%(35)
46Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SC29748.9%69.7%(207)11.4%(34)7.1%(21)5.0%(15)
47South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SC23448.8%9.8%(23)69.2%(162)13.7%(32)0.4%(1)
48L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SC54148.0%10.3%(56)70.2%(380)10.2%(55)2.0%(11)
49Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SC39247.7%5.1%(20)69.9%(274)16.8%(66)1.3%(5)
50Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SC72147.2%69.2%(499)20.9%(151)4.7%(34)0.0%(0)
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