Lexington School District 1
Enrollment and geography
Lexington One serves more than 27,300 students from pre-school-kindergarten to grade 12 with more than 3,900 employees and 31 schools: 17 elementary schools; 8 middle schools; 5 high schools and 1 technology center. Lexington One is made up of 360 square miles, stretching from Lake Murray to Lexington County's southern border with Aiken County. Lexington One occupies 48% of Lexington County's 750 square miles. The 2010 Census Data shows Lexington County's population as 262,391 and the area that makes up Lexington One's population as 121,030 or 46% of the county. From 2003 to 2013 Lexington One grew by an average of 511 new students per year.
Schools
| Elementary Schools | Enrollment | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | 948 | Lexington |
| Midway Elementary School | 947 | Lexington |
| Meadow Glen Elementary School | 908 | Lexington |
| Carolina Springs Elementary School | 800 | Lexington |
| Gilbert Primary School | 780 | Gilbert |
| Lake Murray Elementary School | 759 | Lexington |
| Saxe Gotha Elementary School | 752 | Lexington |
| Gilbert Elementary School | 743 | Gilbert |
| Rocky Creek Elementary | 730 | Lexington |
| Deerfield Elementary School | 723 | Lexington |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 715 | Lexington |
| White Knoll Elementary | 711 | West Columbia |
| New Providence Elementary School | 672 | Lexington |
| Lexington Elementary School | 644 | Lexington |
| Pelion Elementary School | 631 | Pelion |
| Red Bank Elementary School | 579 | Lexington |
| Forts Pond Elementary School | 567 | Pelion |
| Centerville Elementary School | opens 2020 | Gilbert |
| Middle Schools | Enrollment | Municipality |
| Pleasant Hill Middle School | 1,208 | Lexington |
| Meadow Glen Middle School | 1,029 | Lexington |
| Lakeside Middle School | 992 | Lexington |
| Carolina Springs Middle | 930 | Lexington |
| Beechwood Middle School | 850 | Lexington |
| White Knoll Middle School | 787 | West Columbia |
| Gilbert Middle School | 770 | Gilbert |
| Pelion Middle School | 578 | Pelion |
| High schools | Enrollment | Municipality |
| Lexington High School | 2,105 | Lexington |
| River Bluff High School | 2,047 | Lexington |
| White Knoll High School | 1,955 | Lexington |
| Gilbert High School | 1,022 | Gilbert |
| Pelion High School | 680 | Pelion |
| Lexington Technology Center | Lexington | |
| Adult education schools | Enrollment | Municipality |
| Rosenwald Community Learning Center | 100 | Lexington |
| Total Enrollment | 27,300 | |
Demographics
| Race | % |
|---|---|
| White | 73.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.4% |
| African American | 5% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | .5% |
| Other | 1.2% |
Leadership
The Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, who are elected to four-year terms every presidential election, meet and manage the school district's policies and finances. Dr. Gerrita Postlewait was hired in 2022 and is the current superintendent of Lexington One.
Notes
- ^ The Lexington Technology Center offers technical classes to students from all Lexington One high schools, and has no fixed enrollment.
- ^ This building used to be a black school until the district desegregated in 1969. The building became Lexington Intermediate School until the 2010s, serving grades 5-6.
- ^ Enrollment varies depending on the time of year. This figure is not included in the total enrollment.
References
- ^ "About Lexington County School District One". Lexington One. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Lexington County School District One". www.lexdistrict1.com.
- ^ "SC School Report Card". South Carolina Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Lexington School District One Ethnicity Report" (PDF). Lexington School District One. 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.