Lexington School District 5
District Overview
Lexington School District 5 is a public school district serving Irmo area, South Carolina. For academic year 2020-2021, 22 schools served 17,243 students through PK to 12th grade in its 22 schools. A total of 1,318 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 13 to 1.
According to the South Carolina state assessment result, 54% of students are proficient in Math learning and 59% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.
District Contacts
Schools in Lexington School District 5
In Lexington School District 5, 22 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.
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Student Population
A total of 17,243 students are attending Lexington School District 5. By gender, there are 8,722 (50.6%) and 8,474 (49.1%) female students at Lexington School District 5.
By race/ethnicity, 10,192 White (59.1%), 4,747 Black (27.5%), and540 Asian (3.1%) students are attending schools.
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Advanced Placement Programs
Total 1,912 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 100 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 2,031 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Lexington School District 5.
Number of Students Enrolled | Percent Enrolled | |
---|---|---|
Advanced Placement Programs | 1,912 | |
Advanced Placement Math | 407 | |
Advanced Placement Science | 347 | |
Advanced Placement Other programs | 1,828 | |
International BS program | 100 | |
SAT/ACT Participation | 2,031 |
Teachers & Staffs
Total 1,333 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Lexington School District 5 and the students to teacher ratio is 13 to 1. 99.9% of teachers are certified. 92.3% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.
Headcount | Note | |
---|---|---|
Total FTE of Teachers | 1,333 | Students per teacher: 13 to 1 |
Teachers who are certified | 1,332 | 99.9% |
Teachers who are not certified | 1 | 0.1% |
Teachers in their first year of teaching | 32 | 2.4% |
Teachers in their second year of teaching | 71 | 5.3% |
School counselors | 47 | Students per counselor: 367 to 1 |
Law Enforcement Officer | 25 | - |
Security guards | - | - |
Nurses | 25 | - |
Psychologists | 22 | - |
Social workers | 7 | - |