Sara Babb High

As a micro-enrollment secondary school in Columbia, South Carolina, Sara Babb High serves 8 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Dept Of Correction N04. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 99% leaner than typical.

Dept Of Correction N04 comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 172 students; Sara Babb High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sara Babb High lists that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 13% White, 13% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 2.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household income runs about $63,784, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Sara Babb High is one campus in the mix.

Broad River High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sara Babb High.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sara Babb High has edged down 58%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 8 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 53% to 13%. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 2.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sara Babb High community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.