Westwood High

As a sizable secondary school in Blythewood, South Carolina, Westwood High instructs 1,743 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Richland 02. Compared to the state average of about 953 students per school, that is 83% bigger than typical.

Richland 02 comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 28,841 students; Westwood High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Westwood High logs that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Westwood High lists 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household earnings sit near $63,784, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westwood High is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Longleaf Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Westwood High operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Westwood High's enrollment has climbed 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,476 (now 1,743). The White share of enrollment shrank from 13% to 7% over that span.

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