Lexington 02
A public school district in West Columbia, South Carolina, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,465
- Students enrolled
- 672.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,359.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,535
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,465 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,089th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 31st of 81 in South Carolina. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,535 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lexington 02 spent $14,535 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,577 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,535 | $125.4 million | 8,626 |
| FY2022 | $14,320 | $123.7 million | 8,641 |
| FY2021 | $13,142 | $112.8 million | 8,582 |
| FY2020 | $11,477 | $104.1 million | 9,068 |
| FY2019 | $11,003 | $98.7 million | 8,973 |
| FY2018 | $11,068 | $98.5 million | 8,900 |
| FY2017 | $11,062 | $100.3 million | 9,066 |
| FY2016 | $10,310 | $91.7 million | 8,894 |
| FY2015 | $10,644 | $95.7 million | 8,991 |
| FY2014 | $9,759 | $87.6 million | 8,980 |
| FY2013 | $9,373 | $83.0 million | 8,850 |
| FY2012 | $9,148 | $81.0 million | 8,854 |
| FY2011 | $9,048 | $80.4 million | 8,891 |
| FY2010 | $8,939 | $80.5 million | 9,007 |
| FY2009 | $9,211 | $82.2 million | 8,929 |
| FY2008 | $8,997 | $82.1 million | 9,122 |
| FY2007 | $8,572 | $77.1 million | 8,995 |
| FY2006 | $8,147 | $74.0 million | 9,086 |
| FY2005 | $7,577 | $70.9 million | 9,351 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.2 million | 11.2% |
| State | $71.2 million | 43.7% |
| Local | $73.4 million | 45.1% |
| Total | $162.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Airport High | 1,272 |
| Brookland-Cayce High | 1,212 |
| Cayce Elementary | 977 |
| Congaree Elementary | 352 |
| Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy | 442 |
| Herbert A. Wood Elementary | 938 |
| Lexington Two Innovation Center | 0 |
| Northside Middle | 528 |
| Pine Ridge Middle | 379 |
| R. H. Fulmer Middle | 526 |
| Riverbank Elementary | 996 |
| Saluda River Academy for the Arts | 400 |
| Springdale Elementary | 443 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4502730
Elsewhere
- Public schools in South Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in South Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- South Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved