Lexington & Richland County School District Five
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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, three high schools, and one alternative school. The Superintendent is Herbert Berg. The Chief Instructional Officer is Angela Bain.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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
Richland County, South Carolina
Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The 2000 U.S. census recorded its population to be 320,677. In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau recorded that its population had reached 384,504. It is the second most populous county in South Carolina, behind only Greenville...
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
Lake Murray (South Carolina)
Lake Murray is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is approximately 50,000 acres in size, and has roughly 500 miles of shoreline. It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina. Lake Murray is fed by the Saluda River, which flows...
and the Saluda River
Saluda River
The Saluda River is a principal tributary of the Congaree River, about 200 mi long, in northern and western South Carolina in the United States...
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
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, the capital city of South Carolina. Included in the District Five are the towns of Irmo
Irmo, South Carolina
Irmo is a town in Lexington and Richland counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina and a suburb of Columbia. It is 12 miles outside of the city center of Columbia and is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and Chapin
Chapin, South Carolina
Chapin, also known as the capital of Lake Murray, is a town located in Lexington County, South Carolina. Chapin was founded by Martin Chapin in 1889. The following year, 1890, the railroad was built to connect Chapin to Columbia, South Carolina and other major regions. The population of Chapin was...
. The school district has three attendance areas: Chapin, Dutch Fork, and Irmo. District Five operates a total of 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools, and one alternative school. The Superintendent is Herbert Berg. The Chief Instructional Officer is Angela Bain.
High schools
- Irmo High SchoolIrmo High SchoolIrmo High School is a four-grade public high school in Irmo, a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. Around 2,000 students are enrolled in any single year...
- Dutch Fork High SchoolDutch Fork High SchoolDutch Fork High School is a school in the Lexington & Richland County School District Five system, located in Irmo, South Carolina, United States. In 2009 it had approximately 1,956students and is growing at a rate of as much as 5% a year...
- Chapin 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 SchoolNursery Road Elementary SchoolNursery Road Elementary School is a school located in the Irmo/Seven Oaks area in the U.S. state of South Carolina at 6706 Nusery Road. The principal is Christina Melton. The school is part of School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties...
- Oak Pointe Elementary School
- River Springs Elementary School
- Seven Oaks Elementary School
- Chapin Middle School
- CrossRoads Middle School
- Dutch Fork Middle School
- Irmo Middle SchoolIrmo Middle SchoolIrmo Middle School is located at 6051 Wescott Road, Irmo, South Carolina. It is part of School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties. The school enrolls rising seventh and eighth graders, and after passing the eighth grade, students continue to Irmo High School. The principal is Mrs. Marie...