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Pendergrass Fairwold School → Broad River High → Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center → Lexington Two Innovation Center → Richland One Charter Middle College → Center for Advanced Technical Studies →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
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How Kirkland High compares for families
What families should know about Kirkland High.
- ▸ LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Pendergrass Fairwold School, Broad River High, Empowerment and Enrichment Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Your state's public flagship
University of South Carolina-Columbia
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,811/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 42 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendergrass Fairwold School Columbia |
Public | 5.6 | 39 | — |
| Broad River High Columbia |
Public | 0.0 | 28 | — |
| Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 65 | — |
| The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 92 | — |
| Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center Columbia |
Public | 6.9 | — | — |
| Lexington Two Innovation Center West Columbia |
Public | 8.9 | — | — |
| Richland One Charter Middle College Columbia |
Public · charter | 9.0 | 106 | +37.7% |
| Center for Advanced Technical Studies Chapin |
Public | 11.8 | — | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantKirkland High is a public high school in Columbia, SC, enrolling 42 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many students attend Kirkland High? Kirkland High is a public high school in Columbia, SC, enrolling 42 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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