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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
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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 | — | — |