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Airport High School

1315 Boston Avenue, West Columbia, SC, 29169-2125 -

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Definition of Terms

Airport High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Lexington County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1415 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

93 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 416 students

Grade 10 - 344 students

Grade 11 - 331 students

Grade 12 - 324 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	2%	2%
% Black	32%	37%
% White	65%	41%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

38%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(SC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Lexington County 02 School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	16	8
Number of Students Managed	9,064 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$79,256,000	$34,226,000
District Expenditure	$90,876,000	$32,374,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,744	$7,136
District Expenditure / Student	$10,026	$6,750
District Graduation Rates	83%	66%

Lake City wins first-round playoff game (Florence Morning News)
posted on November 9, 2009 at 07:16:07 pm
Lake City High School’s ground attack steamrolled Battery Creek with 395 yards and a 46-12 win in the first round of the 3A lower state playoffs Friday. The Panthers will travel to West Columbia this Friday to take on the undefeated Airport High School Eagles.
School news (The State)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 04:01:52 am
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND 5
Week 5 prep football preview: Hilton Head High not looking past Ridgeland (Island Packet)
posted on September 25, 2009 at 04:01:13 am
Hilton Head High players and coaches have been cautious against letting one game make them too optim
Hugo babies: Taking the world by storm (The State)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 04:04:23 am
For dozens of South Carolinians, this month marks something more momentous than the 20th anniversary of the worst storm to hit the state in the past century. It's a 20th birthday celebration.
Carlson-Rabieh (Skagit Valley Herald)
posted on August 31, 2009 at 04:48:43 pm
BURLINGTON — Leah Jane Carlson and Jamal Khaled Rabieh, both of Burlington, announce their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Brian and Deanna Carlson. The prospective groom…

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Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina is a public high school offering education for grades 9 - 12, serving the surrounding communities of West Columbia, Cayce, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and parts of Gaston. It derives its name from its location next to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Sports teams are known as the Eagles. The main athletic rival is the Brookland-Cayce High School Bearcats.
Airport HS currently has a student body of 1415 and is part of the Lexington District #2. Airport HS presently has a student:teacher ratio of 15:1. The current principal is Frank Jovanelly.
Current class breakdown is as follows:
9th - 416 10th - 344 11th - 331 12th - 324
Feeder schools
The following elementary and middle schools feed into Airport High School: Congaree Elementary School, R. Earle Davis Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School, Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, R.H. Fulmer Middle School, and Pine Ridge Middle School.
Notable alumni
Duce Staley - former Philadelphia Eagles football player and a member of the Super Bowl XL Champion Pittsburgh Steelers
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Homepage
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About This Zip Code (29169)

School Zip (29169)

(SC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

20,379 people

3,830,158 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

31%

21%

Population Average Age

39 years old

35 years old

Average Household size

2.1 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$32,229

$37,505

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

39 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

55% / 45%

69% / 31%

Nearby Schools:

1. Brookland Cayce High School - 1214 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
2. Hall Institute - 62 students - 5.2 mi. away - view location
3. Columbia High School - 784 students - 6.7 mi. away - view location
4. Educational Assessment Center - 410 students - 6.9 mi. away - view location
5. C A Johnson High School - 534 students - 7.0 mi. away - view location

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I am proud to be a graduate of Airport High School. The faculty and staff hold students to high standards and encourage every student to strive to do ...more

• Student Review - 04/25/09

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Quality of academic programs are poor, teachers simply give assignments with no direction and there are so many poor performers in the classroom that ...more

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