Richland One Charter Middle College

Richland One Charter Middle College is an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Columbia, South Carolina, overseen by Richland 01. The school instructs 106 students in grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% below the state mean of about 953.

Within Richland 01, which oversees 47 schools and 21,814 students, Richland One Charter Middle College is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Richland One Charter Middle College shows that the largest single group is Black, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 13% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 47% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household income runs about $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. In all, Richland County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), of which Richland One Charter Middle College is one.

The closest other public school is Brennen Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Richland One Charter Middle College operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Richland One Charter Middle College runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 14%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 81% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.