Kirkland High
Columbia · SC · Dept Of Correction N04 · Public
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Broad River High → Sara Babb High → Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center → The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy → Ben Lippen School → Columbia High → Ben Lippen School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, 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: Broad River High, Sara Babb 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.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.5%/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.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad River High Columbia |
Public | 0.0 | 28 | — |
| Sara Babb High Columbia |
Public | 0.4 | 8 | — |
| Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 65 | — |
| SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 366 | +96.8% |
| The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy Columbia |
Public | 1.2 | 92 | — |
| Ben Lippen School Columbia |
Private | 1.6 | 979 | +33.2% |
| Columbia High Columbia |
Public | 1.7 | 681 | -1.4% |
| Ben Lippen School Columbia |
Private | 2.8 | 964 | +671.2% |