Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Edmund’s public schools score below 74% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Edmund’s districts is 40%, below the South Carolina average (52%). The grade covers the public school district serving Edmund, 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 98% 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.
Edmund’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,713 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Edmund’s grade
C: better than 26% of South Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the South Carolina average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edmund, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Edmund · depends on your address
Airport High
Grades 9–12 · 1,272 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in West Columbia
Brookland-Cayce High
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cayce
10th grade in Edmund · depends on your address
Airport High
Grades 9–12 · 1,272 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in West Columbia
Brookland-Cayce High
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cayce
11th grade in Edmund · depends on your address
Airport High
Grades 9–12 · 1,272 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in West Columbia
Brookland-Cayce High
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cayce
12th grade in Edmund · depends on your address
Airport High
Grades 9–12 · 1,272 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in West Columbia
Brookland-Cayce High
Grades 9–12 · 1,212 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Cayce
Edmund’s public schools are run by Lexington School District 2, which also serves Cayce, Pine Ridge, South Congaree and Springdale and others. 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 below the state in reading
Edmund vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Edmund’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund | C | Lexington School District 2 |
Every school in Edmund
11 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).
Questions about Edmund’s schools
Are Edmund’s schools good?
On South Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Edmund children attend score below 74% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Edmund in?
Lexington School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,465 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Edmund kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Airport High and Brookland-Cayce High.
What is Edmund’s graduation rate?
74% of the class of 2023 in Lexington School District 2 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Edmund spend per student?
$15,713 in Lexington School District 2 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Edmund families are saying about school.
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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.