2026 Winner: Best School District in Columbia, SC

Lexington District One serves more than 26, 000 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 with more than 4,400 employees (not including substitutes) and 32 schools (18 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools, one technology center). The district also offers an early college program, an adult education program and an alternative education services program. The 360 square miles that make up Lexington One stretch from the banks of Lake Murray to the county’s southern border with Aiken County. Our district occupies 48% percent of the county’s 699 square miles and is one of the county’s major employers. Lexington One students and employees receive recognition year after year for excellence in academics, athletics, fine arts, community service and more.