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Blythewood High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
10901 Wilson Boulevard
Blythewood, SC 29016
Phone
(803) 691-4090
District
Richland 02
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2094
Classroom Teachers
133

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.2% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Blythewood High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
31%
58%
47%
21%
15%
40%
31%
58%
47%
21%
15%
    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
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 606 28.9%
Grade 10 555 26.5%
Grade 11 484 23.1%
Grade 12 449 21.4%
Total 2094 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.6% 18.1% 50.8%
Black 53.1% 65.4% 33.4%
Hispanic 8.0% 13.3% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.8% 2.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 39.2% 64.9% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 39.2% 64.9% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 149,813 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 952.1 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.3% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 60,503 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 12.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.9% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.9% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.4% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 9.3% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,896 $196,606,000 39.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $946 $26,975,628 5.4%
Staff $756 $21,566,000 4.3%
General Administration $81 $2,312,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,000 $28,509,000 5.7%
Operation $1,159 $33,031,000 6.6%
Transportation $452 $12,880,372 2.6%
Other $660 $18,824,000 3.8%
Total Support $5,054 $144,098,000 28.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,518 $157,315,000 31.6%
Total Expenditures $17,468 $498,019,000 100.0%
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%