School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties (abbreviated as District Five or informally as Lex-Rich Five) is a South Carolina school district encompassing a land area of approximately 196 square miles, (508 km2) roughly half of which is situated in each of Lexington and Richland Counties. Student enrollment is at 16,717 as of August 2005. The school district consists of the northern portion of Lexington County lying north of Lake Murray and the Saluda River and the northwestern portion of Richland County lying south of the Broad River. The School District is primarily a residential suburb located to the northwest of the city of Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina. Included in the District Five are the towns of Irmo and Chapin. The school district has three attendance areas: Chapin, Dutch Fork, and Irmo. District Five operates a total of 12 elementary schools, four middle schools, five high schools, and one alternative school. The interim Superintendent is Akil Ross, appointed in June 2021 following the sudden resignation of former superintendent Christina Melton at a board meeting on June 14 over conflicts with some school board members.[1][2][3][4] The Chief of Academics and Administration is Anna Miller. The Current Board Chair is Rebecca Blackburn Hines
District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties
Location
South Carolina
District information
Motto
Pursuing Excellence for Tomorrow's Challenges
Grades
PK-12
Established
1951
Superintendent
Dr. Akil Ross
Schools
12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school
^"Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees names Dr. Akil Ross as Interim Superintendent". Lexington-Richland School District Five. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^Marchant, Bristow (June 24, 2021). "SC school board moves to censure ex-member over superintendent resignation". The State.
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