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Carolina School For Inquiry

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7405 A Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 691-1250
District
Richland 01
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
96
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Carolina School For Inquiry Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
53%
No Data
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 13.5%
Kindergarten 14 14.6%
Grade 1 10 10.4%
Grade 2 11 11.5%
Grade 3 13 13.5%
Grade 4 10 10.4%
Grade 5 16 16.7%
Grade 6 9 9.4%
Total 96 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 10.5% 19.3% 50.8%
Black 84.2% 72.1% 33.4%
Hispanic 2.1% 7.6% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 201,476 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 448.6 173
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.8% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 81,787 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.3% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.6% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.0% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.8% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 16.3% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,938 $196,956,000 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,156 $25,471,975 6.0%
Staff $1,325 $29,190,000 6.9%
General Administration $179 $3,953,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,164 $25,645,000 6.0%
Operation $1,700 $37,460,000 8.8%
Transportation $641 $14,118,025 3.3%
Other $909 $20,041,000 4.7%
Total Support $7,074 $155,879,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,323 $73,223,000 17.2%
Total Expenditures $19,334 $426,058,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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