Airport High

Airport High is one of the mid-tier 9-12 campuss in West Columbia, South Carolina, one of the schools within Lexington 02, with 1,272 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Airport High is one of 12 schools operated by Lexington 02, a district that instructs 8,465 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Airport High records that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Airport High higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Lexington County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,408, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lexington County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), of which Airport High is one.

The closest other public school is R. H. Fulmer Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 1,373 students in 2018 compared to 1,272 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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