Lexington-Richland School District 05

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Lexington-Richland School District 05


Description

The legal name of the district is “School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties.” The School District Five of Lexington/Richland Counties is commonly referred to as District Five. The school district was organized by action of the Lexington County Board of Education in 1951 and the Richland County Board of Education in 1952. The action of the Boards of Education consolidated several smaller school districts in the Counties. In addition to the District Five, there are four other school districts in Lexington County and two other school districts in Richland County. District Five, as well as the other school districts in Lexington County, are fiscal independence. The Board of Trustees has the responsibility for setting the operational millage within the restrictions allowed by the State Legislature. The District Five encompasses a land area of approximately 196 square miles, approximately one-half of which is situated in each of Lexington and Richland Counties. The school district consists of the northern portion of Lexington County lying north of Lake Murray and the Saluda River and the northwestern portion of Richland County lying south of the Broad River. The School District is primarily a residential suburb located to the northwest of the city of Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina. Included in the District Five are the towns of Irmo and Chapin. The school district has three attendance areas: Chapin, Dutch Fork, and Irmo. District Five operates a total of 11 elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools, and one alternative school. All nineteen schools are fully accredited by the South Carolina State Department of Education and the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges. District Five offers an educational program that challenges and stimulates thinking and problem solving and fosters superior achievement. Our comprehensive educational program focuses on both academic and personal success for all students from early

Mission Statement

The mission of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, an educational community unified by an uncompromising commitment to excellence and strengthened in diversity, is to ensure that each student fulfills his or her potential and excels in a changing world by instilling integrity and virtue, stimulating critical and creative thinking, developing effective communicators and problem solvers, and fostering superior achievement and life long learning.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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Lexington-Richland School District 05

1020 Dutch Fork Road, Irmo, SC 29063