Columbia High

As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia High works with 681 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Richland 01. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Within Richland 01, which oversees 47 schools and 21,814 students, Columbia High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Columbia High logs that 85% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Richland County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Columbia High reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Columbia High tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate median household income runs about $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Columbia High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sandel Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 622 students in 2018 compared to 681 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 7% over that span.

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