Columbia Metro Area Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 784,698
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 22,700 | 69.23% | 30.77% | 72.21% | 27.79% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 81,685 | 91.92%, see rank | 8.08%, see rank | 91.32% | 8.68% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 42,885 | 91.77%, see rank | 8.23%, see rank | 91.63% | 8.37% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 58,998 | 80.16%, see rank | 19.84%, see rank | 79.41% | 20.59% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 14,172 | 72.84%, see rank | 27.16%, see rank | 69.51% | 30.49% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 767,299
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 23,210 | 69.71% | 30.29% | 71.25% | 28.75% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 80,893 | 91.18%, see rank | 8.82%, see rank | 90.97% | 9.03% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 42,043 | 92.92%, see rank | 7.08%, see rank | 91.74% | 8.26% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 56,287 | 79.27%, see rank | 20.73%, see rank | 79.10% | 20.90% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 13,754 | 71.86%, see rank | 28.14%, see rank | 70.57% | 29.43% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 744,145
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 22,016 | 67.30% | 32.70% | 70.42% | 29.58% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 78,894 | 91.35%, see rank | 8.65%, see rank | 89.92% | 10.08% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 42,827 | 92.28%, see rank | 7.72%, see rank | 91.15% | 8.85% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 50,599 | 77.03%, see rank | 22.97%, see rank | 77.86% | 22.14% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 12,397 | 74.94%, see rank | 25.06%, see rank | 71.74% | 28.26% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 718,843
| Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 21,821 | 67.34% | 32.66% | 69.88% | 30.12% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 76,810 | 90.79%, see rank | 9.21%, see rank | 89.44% | 10.56% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 42,490 | 92.40%, see rank | 7.60%, see rank | 91.04% | 8.96% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 44,751 | 77.37%, see rank | 22.63%, see rank | 77.94% | 22.06% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 11,339 | 76.72%, see rank | 23.28%, see rank | 71.31% | 28.69% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.