Columbia
Columbia, SC schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
$2,249 left/mo
3 bd $1,804/mo in Columbia. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule.
Public-school students
181,111
NCES 2024-2025
Pupils per teacher
13.7
13,260 teachers
Districts / schools
14 / 275
Public districts and schools
Beds
1
Usual: studio
Childcare
$0
No kids under 5
Left / mo
$2,249
NCES counts 275 public schools here. 268 are filed under a level. 7 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.
Largest public school districts
12 largest districts in Columbia.
- Richland 02
Columbia
- Students
- 28,841
- Schools
- 32
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.8
- Lexington 01
Lexington
- Students
- 27,074
- Schools
- 32
- Pupil–teacher
- 13
- Charter Institute at Erskine
Columbia
- Students
- 26,014
- Schools
- 26
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.6
- Richland 01
Columbia
- Students
- 21,814
- Schools
- 48
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.1
- SC Public Charter School District
Columbia
- Students
- 21,383
- Schools
- 44
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.7
- Lexington 05
Irmo
- Students
- 17,053
- Schools
- 23
- Pupil–teacher
- 11.7
- Kershaw 01
Camden
- Students
- 11,135
- Schools
- 17
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.7
- Lexington 02
West Columbia
- Students
- 8,465
- Schools
- 13
- Pupil–teacher
- 12.6
- Limestone Charters Association
Columbia
- Students
- 7,387
- Schools
- 13
- Pupil–teacher
- 18
- Lexington 04
Swansea
- Students
- 3,474
- Schools
- 7
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.5
- Saluda 01
Saluda
- Students
- 2,525
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.8
- Fairfield 01
Winnsboro
- Students
- 2,103
- Schools
- 8
- Pupil–teacher
- 9.9
NCES 2024–25.
Schools by level
Primary
138
Elementary grades
Middle
43
Middle or junior high
High
63
Secondary grades
Other
24
K–12, ungraded, alternative
268 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Columbia metro sits
Roughly the core of the Columbia, SC metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. −$8 left/mo. Childcare $1,104. Columbia paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Moving from Columbia
Take-home by job in Columbia
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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