Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Chapin’s public schools outscore 83% of South Carolina districts
Reading proficiency in Chapin’s districts is 60%, above the South Carolina average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chapin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chapin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 124 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chapin’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,036 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Abner Montessori School (private) is in town. Odyssey Online Learning, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Chapin’s grade
A−: better than 83% of South Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chapin, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Chapin · depends on your address
Chapin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,007 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Irmo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 992 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
Dutch Fork Middle
Grades 6–8 · 876 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Irmo
8th grade in Chapin · depends on your address
Chapin Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,007 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Irmo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 992 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
Dutch Fork Middle
Grades 6–8 · 876 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Irmo
9th grade in Chapin
Chapin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,617 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chapin
Chapin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,617 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chapin
Chapin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,617 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chapin
Chapin High
Grades 9–12 · 1,617 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Chapin’s public schools are run by Lexington School District 5, which also serves Irmo. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Chapin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Chapin’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chapin | A− | Lexington School District 5 |
Every school in Chapin
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Chapin’s schools
Are Chapin’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Chapin children attend outscore 83% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chapin in?
Lexington School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 17,053 students in 22 schools (2024–25).
Where do Chapin kids go to high school?
Chapin High, with 1,617 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Chapin’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Lexington School District 5 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Chapin spend per student?
$16,036 in Lexington School District 5 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Chapin?
Yes: Abner Montessori School (religious, grades PK–5, 55 students).
Parents talk
What Chapin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Chapin → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.