L. B. Nelson Elementary (Richland 02 SCH DIST.), South Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

L. B. Nelson Elementary is a Elementary in Columbia, SC. It currently serves 553 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Richland 02 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:553

Number of Teachers: 45

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.31

Location Info

Location: 225 North Brickyard Road, Columbia, SC 29223

Mailing Address: 225 North Brickyard Road, Columbia, SC 29223

Phone: (803)736-8730

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	63
Grade 2	86
Grade 3	78
Grade 4	93
Grade 5	88
Kindergarten	79
Pre-Kindergarten	66

Gender/Sex of L. B. Nelson Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	264	47.74
Female	289	52.26

Race/Ethnicity Demography of L. B. Nelson Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.18
Asian	14	2.53
Black or African American	375	67.81
Hispanic/Latino	57	10.31
Two or more races	45	8.14
White	61	11.03

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	1.89
Black or African American	181	68.56
Hispanic/Latino	31	11.74
Two or more races	21	7.96
White	26	9.85

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.35
Asian	9	3.11
Black or African American	194	67.13
Hispanic/Latino	26	9.00
Two or more races	24	8.30
White	35	12.11

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	3.18
Black or African American	40	63.49
Hispanic/Latino	10	15.87
Two or more races	4	6.35
White	7	11.11

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.16
Black or African American	61	70.93
Hispanic/Latino	11	12.79
Two or more races	5	5.81
White	8	9.30

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.28
Black or African American	55	70.51
Hispanic/Latino	4	5.13
Two or more races	9	11.54
White	9	11.54

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	1.08
Black or African American	69	74.19
Hispanic/Latino	7	7.53
Two or more races	8	8.60
White	8	8.60

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	4	4.55
Black or African American	53	60.23
Hispanic/Latino	8	9.09
Two or more races	11	12.50
White	12	13.64

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	3.80
Black or African American	53	67.09
Hispanic/Latino	8	10.13
Two or more races	3	3.80
White	12	15.19

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	4.55
Black or African American	44	66.67
Hispanic/Latino	9	13.64
Two or more races	5	7.58
White	5	7.58