White Knoll Elementary

White Knoll Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in West Columbia, South Carolina, part of Lexington 01. Current enrollment sits at 615 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lexington 01, which oversees 31 schools and 27,074 students, White Knoll Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, White Knoll Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the broader community, Lexington County reports that median household income runs about $77,408, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), White Knoll Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: White Knoll Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around White Knoll Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. White Knoll Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 615). The White share of enrollment edged down from 66% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.