SC Whitmore School

SC Whitmore School, an intimate four-year high school in Columbia, South Carolina, operated by SC Public Charter School District, enrolls 431 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

SC Public Charter School District runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 21,383 students. SC Whitmore School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SC Whitmore School lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 19% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 40% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SC Whitmore School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 28.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Richland County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Richland County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), of which SC Whitmore School is one.

The closest other public school is Pendergrass Fairwold School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

SC Whitmore School operates from an outer-ring location. SC Whitmore School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. SC Whitmore School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 16%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 13% to 19%. Class-load math has grew: from 27.5:1 in 2018 to 28.7:1 in 2025.

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