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District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, South Carolina, elections

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District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 17,463 (2022-2023)
Schools: 23 (2022-2023)
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District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties is a school district in South Carolina (Lexington and Richland counties). During the 2023 school year, 17,463 students attended one of the district's 23 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large

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General election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large

Scott Herring, Catherine Huddle, and Kenneth B. Loveless ran in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large

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Jason Baynham and Mike Ward ran in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large

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General election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Beth Hutchison won election in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large

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Incumbent Robert Gantt won election in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large

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General election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Ellen Baumgardner and incumbent Jan Hammond won election in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Lexington At-large on November 4, 2014.

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Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large

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Incumbent Larry D. Haltiwanger Sr. and incumbent Ed White won election in the general election for Lexington-Richland School District 5 school board Richland At-large on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Catherine Huddle2028
Jason Baynham20242028
David Herring20242028
Elizabeth Barnhardt2026
Mike Satterfield2026
Kevin Scully2026
Kimberly Snipes2026

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Overlapping state house districts

District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
South Carolina House of Representatives District 71Nathan BallentineRepublican Party 45% 100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 85Jay KilmartinRepublican Party 40% 100%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 40Joe WhiteRepublican Party 7% 2%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 73Christopher HartDemocratic Party 5% 8%
South Carolina House of Representatives District 69Chris WootenRepublican Party 4% 15%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $17,963,000 $1,071 6%
Local: $120,304,000 $7,169 42%
State: $147,407,000 $8,785 52%
Total: $285,674,000 $17,025
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $269,334,000 $16,050
Total Current Expenditures: $240,515,000 $14,333
Instructional Expenditures: $133,814,000 $7,974 50%
Student and Staff Support: $30,703,584 $1,829 11%
Administration: $29,663,000 $1,767 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $46,334,416 $2,761 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $19,218,000 $1,145
Construction: $16,088,000 $958
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $278,000 $16
Interest on Debt: $7,372,000 $439

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 65-69 22 39 <50 45 59
2018-2019 54 60-64 32 46 21-39 52 67
2017-2018 55 70-74 32 49 21-39 49 67
2016-2017 58 65-69 37 54 40-59 51 68
2015-2016 57 70-74 34 54 21-39 55 67
2014-2015 65 75-79 45 55-59 40-59 59 74
2013-2014 80 85-89 62 75-79 >=80 80-84 88
2012-2013 82 90-94 65 70-74 >=80 75-79 90
2011-2012 84 90-94 67 75-79 60-79 80-84 91
2010-2011 82 90-94 65 75-79 60-79 80-84 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 60-64 31 48 60-79 53 67
2018-2019 59 58 37 53 40-59 55 71
2017-2018 57 59 35 54 40-59 49 68
2016-2017 60 65-69 38 56 40-59 53 71
2015-2016 61 65-69 40 59 40-59 53 71
2014-2015 54 65-69 33 50-54 21-39 48 64
2013-2014 81 85-89 63 75-79 >=80 75-79 89
2012-2013 83 85-89 67 75-79 >=80 80-84 91
2011-2012 82 85-89 65 75-79 >=80 80-84 90
2010-2011 82 85-89 64 70-74 60-79 80-84 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 90-94 87 75-79 >=50 94
2018-2019 88 >=90 83 80-89 PS 91
2017-2018 91 >=90 88 85-89 >=50 92
2016-2017 90 >=90 85 80-89 >=50 93
2015-2016 90 >=90 83 80-89 PS 94
2014-2015 90 >=90 83 80-89 >=50 94
2013-2014 87 80-89 78 80-89 >=50 91
2012-2013 88 >=90 80 80-89 >=50 91
2011-2012 87 >=90 80 80-89 >=80 90
2010-2011 87 80-89 81 80-89 >=50 90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 17,463 1.2
2021-2022 17,245 2.7
2020-2021 16,780 -4.3
2019-2020 17,494 0.5
2018-2019 17,409 1.1
2017-2018 17,224 0.8
2016-2017 17,089 0.9
2015-2016 16,937 1.2
2014-2015 16,738 0.6
2013-2014 16,644 1.3
2012-2013 16,435 -0.8
2011-2012 16,560 -0.8
2010-2011 16,699 0.0
2009-2010 16,694 -0.4
2008-2009 16,764 -0.8
2007-2008 16,895 1.0
2006-2007 16,732 0.4
2005-2006 16,670 0.8
2004-2005 16,532 4.0
2003-2004 15,865 2.1
2002-2003 15,531 3.4
2001-2002 14,997 -0.4
2000-2001 15,064 2.7
1999-2000 14,653 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties (%) South Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.1 1.8
Black 28.6 31.6
Hispanic 6.9 12.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.1
Two or More Races 6.7 5.8
White 54.2 47.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties had 1,505.44 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.6.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 27.00
Kindergarten: 64.00
Elementary: 911.53
Secondary: 502.91
Total: 1,505.44

District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties employed 18.00 district administrators and 82.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.00
District Administrative Support: 132.58
School Administrators: 82.00
School Administrative Support: 166.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 375.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 50.69
Total Guidance Counselors: 56.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 32.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 24.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 23.00
Library/Media Support: 26.00
Student Support Services: 111.50
Other Support Services: 526.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties operates 23 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ballentine Elementary521KG-5
Center For Advanced Technical Studies09-12
Chapin Elementary790PK-4
Chapin High1,6159-12
Chapin Intermediate9135-6
Chapin Middle9917-8
Crossroads Intermediate6986-6
Dutch Fork Elementary475PK-5
Dutch Fork High1,7269-12
Dutch Fork Middle9217-8
Harbison West Elementary550PK-5
H. E. Corley Elementary558PK-5
Irmo Elementary541PK-5
Irmo High1,3079-12
Irmo Middle1,0116-8
Lake Murray Elementary809KG-4
Leaphart Elementary492PK-5
Nursery Road Elementary450PK-5
Oak Pointe Elementary520PK-5
Piney Woods Elementary501PK-4
River Springs Elementary465PK-5
Seven Oaks Elementary520PK-5
Spring Hill High1,0899-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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