Lexington & Richland County School District Five
District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties | |
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Location | |
South Carolina | |
District information | |
Pursuing Excellence for Tomorrow's Challenges | |
Grades | PK-12 |
Established | 1951 |
Superintendent | Dr. Stephen W Hefner |
Schools | 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative school |
Students and staff | |
Students | 16,680 |
Student-teacher ratio | 15:1 |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.lexrich5.org/index.cfm?3519 |
School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties (abbreviated District Five) is a South Carolina school district encompassing a land area of approximately 196 square miles, (508 km2) roughly half of which is situated in each of Lexington and Richland Counties. Student enrollment is at 16,717 as of August 2005. The school district consists of the northern portion of Lexington County lying north of Lake Murray and the Saluda River and the northwestern portion of Richland County lying south of the Broad River. The School District is primarily a residential suburb located to the northwest of the city of Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina. Included in the District Five are the towns of Irmo and Chapin. The school district has three attendance areas: Chapin, Dutch Fork, and Irmo. District Five operates a total of 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative school. The Superintendent is Stephen Hefner. The Chief Instructional Officer is Christina Melton.
High schools
- Irmo High School
- Dutch Fork High School
- Chapin High School
- Spring Hill High School
- Alternative Academy
Elementary and middle schools
- Ballentine Elementary School
- Chapin Elementary School
- Dutch Fork Elementary School
- H. E. Corley Elementary School
- Harbison West Elementary School
- Irmo Elementary School
- Lake Murray Elementary School
- Leaphart Elementary School
- Nursery Road Elementary School
- Oak Pointe Elementary School
- River Springs Elementary School
- Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Chapin Middle School
- CrossRoads Middle School
- Dutch Fork Middle School
- Irmo Middle School