Lexington School District 1

Lexington County School District One
Location
100 Tarrar Springs Road, Lexington, SC
Lexington County, South Carolina
United States
Coordinates33°58′36″N 81°12′41″W / 33.9766°N 81.2114°W / 33.9766; -81.2114
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Where Children and Learning Are One"
GradesPre-Kindergarten–12
SuperintendentDr. Gerrita Postlewait
Schools31
Students and staff
Students27,300[1]
Staff1,827 teachers[2]
Other information
Websitewww.lexington1.net

Lexington School District One, or Lexington One, is a school district in Lexington County, South Carolina, serving the greater areas of Lexington, Pelion, and Gilbert. Lexington One is the largest school district in Lexington County and the 6th largest school district in the state of South Carolina with an enrollment of 27,300 students.[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.[1] Lexington One is made up of 360 square miles, stretching from Lake Murray to Lexington County's southern border with Aiken County.[1] 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

Public schools in Lexington One (2019 data)[3]
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 [a] Lexington
Adult education schools Enrollment Municipality
Rosenwald Community Learning Center[b] 100[c] Lexington
Total Enrollment 27,300[1]

Demographics

Racial demographics (2018-2019)[4]
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

  1. ^ The Lexington Technology Center offers technical classes to students from all Lexington One high schools, and has no fixed enrollment.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Enrollment varies depending on the time of year. This figure is not included in the total enrollment.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "About Lexington County School District One". Lexington One. n.d. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lexington County School District One". www.lexdistrict1.com.
  3. ^ "SC School Report Card". South Carolina Department of Education. 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lexington School District One Ethnicity Report" (PDF). Lexington School District One. 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2020.