Best Richland County �� High Schools (2026)

[+] Show Closed �� Schools in Richland County, South Carolina

Richland County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Columbia Montessori Children's House (Closed 2015)

Montessori School

1220 Woodrow St
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 256-4794

Gr: PK-K | 34 students

Luth Church-holy Spirit School (Closed 2000)

Special Program Emphasis (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)

2015 Lorick Avenue
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 786-1577

Gr: PK-1 | 30 students

Palmetto Baptist Academy (Closed 2004)

(Baptist)

1510 S Beltline Blvd
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 787-6517

Gr: K-12 | 39 students

Overview

This County (Richland County)

This State (SC)

# Schools

12 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Richland County Total Schools
2025	12
2024	12
2023	12
2022	11
2021	11
2020	12
2019	13
2018	13
2017	10
2016	10
2015	10

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Student Body:

# Students

3,852 Students

46,859 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	350	271	253
2024	344	262	245
2023	338	257	247
2022	369	260	257
2021	367	246	249
2020	303	230	235
2019	324	226	242
2018	318	223	238
2017	313	227	246
2016	329	219	241
2015	341	202	220

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% Average Students of Color

20%

14%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	20%	14%	32%
2024	18%	13%	31%
2023	19%	12%	31%
2022	18%	14%	30%
2021	17%	13%	30%
2020	18%	12%	29%
2019	27%	13%	29%
2018	25%	13%	28%
2017	20%	13%	30%
2016	20%	13%	30%
2015	15%	14%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

471 Teachers

4,502 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	9:1	11:1	10:1
2024	8:1	11:1	10:1
2023	9:1	10:1	10:1
2022	9:1	10:1	10:1
2021	9:1	10:1	10:1
2020	9:1	10:1	10:1
2019	10:1	10:1	10:1
2018	9:1	10:1	10:1
2017	8:1	10:1	10:1
2016	9:1	10:1	10:1
2015	10:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

62%

51%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	62%	51%	57%
2024	62%	51%	57%
2023	51%	50%	57%
2022	51%	50%	56%
2021	50%	51%	56%
2020	47%	50%	56%
2019	56%	51%	55%
2018	58%	50%	55%
2017	61%	51%	55%
2016	65%	51%	54%
2015	60%	49%	54%

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Average Class Size

13 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	13	14	14
2024	13	14	14
2023	14	14	14
2022	14	13	14
2021	14	13	14
2020	14	13	14
2019	14	13	14
2018	13	13	14
2017	13	13	14
2016	14	13	14
2015	14	13	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

17 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	16	12	13
2024	17	11	12
2023	16	11	12
2022	16	10	12
2021	16	10	12
2020	15	9	12
2019	15	9	11
2018	14	9	11
2017	14	9	11
2016	13	10	11
2015	12	10	10

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Average SAT score

1236

(Out of 1600)

1172

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	1,236	1,172	1,233
2024	1,234	1,177	1,231
2023	1,242	1,172	1,229
2022	1,231	1,175	1,230
2021	1,231	1,170	1,230
2020	1,257	1,159	1,227
2019	1,262	1,160	1,226
2018	1,272	1,165	1,226
2017	1,272	1,174	1,233
2016	1,280	1,204	1,308
2015	1,280	1,198	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	24	24	26
2024	24	24	26
2023	24	24	26
2022	24	24	26
2021	24	24	26
2020	24	24	26
2019	24	24	25
2018	24	24	25
2017	24	24	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,285

$10,220

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	$14,285	$10,368	$17,997
2024	$12,853	$8,448	$17,011
2023	$11,366	$8,271	$16,191
2022	$9,675	$7,698	$15,821
2021	$9,540	$7,211	$15,331
2020	$9,100	$6,950	$15,046
2019	$9,709	$7,031	$14,791
2018	$10,852	$6,700	$14,527
2017	$10,498	$6,585	$14,161
2016	$11,548	$7,933	$13,713
2015	$11,423	$7,425	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$500

$423

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	$500	$423	$1,513
2024	$475	$415	$1,498
2022	$450	$376	$1,473
2021	$360	$298	$1,580
2020	$250	$333	$1,743

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Average % on Financial Aid

30%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	30%	29%	38%
2024	30%	29%	37%
2023	31%	28%	36%
2022	31%	29%	36%
2021	31%	29%	36%
2020	34%	26%	35%
2019	32%	25%	34%
2018	32%	24%	33%
2017	32%	24%	32%
2016	30%	20%	31%
2015	31%	24%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$7,175

$4,459

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	$7,175	$4,459	$9,714
2024	$7,175	$3,984	$9,498
2023	$8,800	$3,958	$8,890
2022	$8,800	$3,946	$8,717
2021	$8,331	$3,693	$8,472
2020	$8,374	$4,193	$8,370
2019	$12,950	$5,657	$7,924
2018	$12,950	$5,629	$7,471
2017	$12,950	$5,629	$7,202
2016	$12,875	$5,539	$6,993
2015	$12,875	$4,776	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

90%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	90%	89%	79%
2024	86%	88%	81%
2023	90%	88%	81%
2022	90%	89%	81%
2021	90%	88%	81%
2020	90%	87%	81%
2019	80%	87%	81%
2018	80%	88%	80%
2017	80%	88%	81%
2016	80%	84%	80%
2015	80%	89%	81%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.49

0.47

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	0.49	0.47	0.61
2024	0.48	0.47	0.60
2023	0.47	0.45	0.60
2022	0.48	0.44	0.58
2021	0.48	0.42	0.57
2020	0.45	0.39	0.57
2019	0.51	0.39	0.56
2018	0.50	0.39	0.55
2017	0.30	0.35	0.54
2016	0.35	0.34	0.54
2015	0.38	0.34	0.53

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# American Indian Students

59 Students

166 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

71 Students

749 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	2%	2%	5%
2024	2%	2%	6%
2023	2%	2%	6%
2022	2%	2%	5%
2021	2%	2%	5%
2020	2%	2%	5%
2019	2%	2%	5%
2018	2%	3%	5%
2017	2%	1%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

66 Students

1,184 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	2%	3%	9%
2024	2%	3%	9%
2023	2%	2%	8%
2022	1%	2%	8%
2021	1%	2%	8%
2020	1%	2%	8%
2019	1%	1%	8%
2018	1%	1%	8%
2017	1%	1%	7%
2016	1%	1%	8%
2015	1%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

329 Students

2,278 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	8%	5%	8%
2024	9%	5%	8%
2023	9%	5%	8%
2022	7%	5%	8%
2021	8%	5%	8%
2020	8%	6%	8%
2019	13%	6%	8%
2018	14%	6%	8%
2017	9%	6%	8%
2016	8%	6%	8%
2015	8%	6%	9%

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# White Students

2,675 Students

32,030 Students

% White Students

69%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	69%	69%	59%
2024	70%	70%	60%
2023	71%	72%	60%
2022	70%	73%	62%
2021	70%	74%	63%
2020	73%	77%	64%
2019	68%	77%	64%
2018	69%	77%	65%
2017	83%	80%	66%
2016	80%	80%	66%
2015	78%	80%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

5 Students

21 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

670 Students

9,643 Students

% of Others Students

17%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Richland County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	17%	21%	17%
2024	15%	20%	15%
2023	14%	19%	16%
2022	18%	18%	16%
2021	17%	17%	15%
2020	14%	13%	14%
2019	14%	14%	14%
2018	11%	13%	13%
2017	3%	12%	14%
2016	7%	11%	13%
2015	9%	11%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

14 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Richland County, SC?

The private high schools in Richland County, SC include Daniel's Christian School, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, and Ben Lippen School.

How many private high schools are located in Richland County?

12 private high schools are located in Richland County.

How diverse are private high schools in Richland County?

Richland County private high schools are approximately 20% minority students, which is higher than the South Carolina private school average of 14%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Richland County?

75% of private high schools in Richland County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Islamic).

Which private high schools in Richland County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Richland County include: Hammond School vs. Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Ben Lippen School vs. Hammond School, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School vs. Hammond School

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