W.J. Keenan High

W.J. Keenan High is a 9-12 campus of compact scale in Columbia, South Carolina, one of the schools within Richland 01, educateing 675 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so W.J. Keenan High sits 29% below that benchmark.

W.J. Keenan High is one of 47 schools operated by Richland 01, a district that hosts 21,814 students overall.

On the student-mix side, W.J. Keenan High lists that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 47% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, W.J. Keenan High has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Richland County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), W.J. Keenan High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manning High, roughly 1.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 670 students in 2018 compared to 675 in 2025.

On this page, members of the W.J. Keenan High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.