River Springs Elementary

Set in Irmo, South Carolina, River Springs Elementary is a modestly sized primary school, operated by Lexington 05. It hosts 416 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 526.

Lexington 05 comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 17,053 students; River Springs Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, River Springs Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 40% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting River Springs Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Richland County) reports 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%. In all, Richland County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), of which River Springs Elementary is one.

Oak Pointe Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. River Springs Elementary's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 416). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 71% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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