Richland One Charter Middle College

Richland One Charter Middle College is a small high school in Columbia, South Carolina, under Richland 01. The student body numbers 106 students, from grades 11 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in South Carolina is about 953, so this school runs 89% smaller than that.

Richland One Charter Middle College is one of 47 schools in Richland 01, which enrolls 21,814 students in total.

Richland One Charter Middle College's enrollment is 74% Black. The remaining shares are 13% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Richland County's population at about 47%. Richland One Charter Middle College has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Richland One Charter Middle College employs 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 23.6:1. The average ratio among high schools in South Carolina is 15.5:1, lower than at this school.

Richland County has about 422,117 residents, and median household income is about $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 104 public schools in Richland County, with a combined enrollment of about 60,410.

The closest public school to Richland One Charter Middle College is Brennen Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Richland One Charter Middle College is a public charter school.

Reported enrollment: 60 (2020-21) and 106 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.6:1) than in 2020-21 (20.0:1).

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