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Watkins-Nance Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2525 Barhamville Road
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone
(803) 733-4321
District
Richland 01
County
RICHLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
435
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.6% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Watkins-Nance Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
53%
32%
53%
29%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
10%
52%
17%
57%
3%
47%
10%
52%
17%
57%
3%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
50%
35%
55%
8%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 57 13.1%
Kindergarten 59 13.6%
Grade 1 71 16.3%
Grade 2 66 15.2%
Grade 3 55 12.6%
Grade 4 57 13.1%
Grade 5 70 16.1%
Total 435 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.3% 19.3% 50.8%
Black 95.0% 71.0% 33.4%
Hispanic 3.5% 8.4% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.1% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 201,709 5,373,555
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 449.1 177
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.7% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.0% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.2% 18.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 82,999 2,070,390
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 37.7% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.9% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.0% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 16.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 15.7% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,738 $215,443,000 42.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,282 $28,367,230 5.6%
Staff $1,383 $30,592,000 6.0%
General Administration $200 $4,420,000 0.9%
School Administration $1,219 $26,967,000 5.3%
Operation $1,808 $39,988,000 7.9%
Transportation $686 $15,175,770 3.0%
Other $1,018 $22,527,000 4.5%
Total Support $7,596 $168,037,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,543 $122,617,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $22,877 $506,097,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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