Richland County School District One Explained

Richland County School District One
Motto:	South Carolina's capital schools
Type:	public
Country:	US
Superintendent:	Dr. Craig Witherspoon

Richland County School District One (abbreviated RCSD One or "Richland One"), is a school district with its headquarters in the Stevenson Administration Building in Columbia, South Carolina.^[1]

RCSD One is South Carolina's fifth-largest school district, and serves a population of more than 22,939 students from urban, suburban and rural communities in Columbia. Richland One covers 482sqmi, operates 52 schools and employs 4,229 staff.^[2] It is centrally located about 1.5 hours away from the beaches and the mountains of South Carolina.

High schools

RCSD One operates 7 high schools.

Area 1

• Dreher High School Blue Devils
• Lower Richland High School Diamond Hornets

Area 2

• A.C. Flora High School Falcons
• C.A. Johnson High School Green Hornets
• W. J. Keenan High School Raiders

Area 3

• Columbia High School Capitals
• Eau Claire High School Shamrocks

Middle schools

RCSD One operates 9 middle schools.

Area 1

• Hand Middle School
• Hopkins Middle School
• Southeast Middle School

Area 2

• Crayton Middle School cavaliers
• W.A. Perry Middle School
• W.G. Sanders Middle School

Area 3

• Alcorn Middle School
• Gibbes Middle School
• St. Andrews Middle School

Elementary schools

RCSD One also operates 29 elementary schools.

Area 1

• A.C. Moore Elementary School
• Caughman Road Elementary School
• Gadsden Elementary School
• Hopkins Elementary School
• Horrell Hill Elementary School
• Meadowfield Elementary School
• Mill Creek Elementary School
• Rosewood Elementary School
• South Kilbourne Elementary School
• Webber Elementary School

Area 2

• Bradley Elementary School
• Brennen Elementary School
• W. Clark Brockman Elementary School
• Burnside Elementary School
• Burton-Pack Elementary School
• Carver-Lyon Elementary School
• Lewis Greenview Elementary School
• Pendergrass-Fairwold Elementary School
• Satchel Ford Elementary School; Kevin J Hasinger, Principal^[3]
• Watkins-Nance Elementary School

Area 3

• Arden Elementary
• E. E. Taylor Elementary
• Forest Heights Elementary
• H.B. Rhame Elementary
• Hyatt Park Elementary
• John P. Thomas Elementary
• Logan Elementary School
• Pine Grove Elementary
• W.S. Sandel Elementary

Special Schools and Programs in the District

• Challenger Learning Center of Richland County School District One
• Heyward Career and Technology Center
• Adult Education
• Evening High School
• Olympia Learning School Alternative
• Pendergrass Fairwold School
• William S. Hall School

Charter schools

• Richland One Middle College (Grades 11-12)
• Carolina School for Inquiry

See also

• Richland County School District Two

External links

• Richland County School District One Official Website

Notes and References

1. "CONTACT RICHLAND ONE." Richland County School District One. Retrieved on March 27, 2011 "Visit: Richland County School District One Stevenson Administration Building 1616 Richland Street Columbia, SC 29201"
2. Web site: Richland County School District One - Facts and Figures . www.richlandone.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529154242/http://www.richlandone.org/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=3616c069-ca6e-44b1-bda0-76036e8fdcce . 2015-05-29.
3. Web site: Satchel Ford Elementary / Homepage.