Columbia, South Carolina
School District	Richland One School District
Website Address	http://www.richlandone.org/
Total Number of Schools PK-12	51
a. Number of Elementary Schools	29
b. Number of Middle/Junior High	9
c. Number of High Schools	8
Total Number of Students	24,822
Total Number of Teachers	2000
Student/Teacher Ratio	13/1
Current Expenditures/Pupil	10,703
Student Performance Ranking	Below Average
Current Superintendent's Name	Allen Coles
Recent Initiatives	Parents and Students Succeed; Project Goal;Vision: Building a Premier Small Urban School District by 2010: Goal 1. To ensure that each school provides continued growth in academic achievement for all subgroups of students, 2. To ensure that each school provides a safe, secure, and respectful teaching and learning environment, 3. To ensure that parent and community satisfaction with each school, and the district as a whole shows continuous improvement, 4. To ensure the implementation of the Richard One Strategic Plan by 2010
Universities in the City	University of Phoenix, ECPI College of Technology, Allen University, Benedict College, Columbia College, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, University of South Carolina System,