Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus

Located at 1261 Kelly Mill Road, in Blythewood, South Carolina, Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus is a mid-sized elementary school that hosts 523 students (grades 3 through 5), part of Richland 02.

Richland 02 comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 28,841 students; Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus is among them.

On demographics, Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household earnings sit near $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 9%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 523 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 27% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.