Caughman Road Elementary

Located at 7725 Caughman Road, in Columbia, South Carolina, Caughman Road Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school that serves 715 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Richland 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Caughman Road Elementary sits 36% above that benchmark.

Richland 01 comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 21,814 students; Caughman Road Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Caughman Road Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Richland County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Richland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Caughman Road Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mill Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Caughman Road Elementary's enrollment has climbed 10% since 2018, when it stood at 652 (now 715). Black enrollment moved from 76% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Caughman Road Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.