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Cardinal Newman School

2945 ALPINE RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Black, this school had a much lower share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

However, the school’s student body had about the same racial diversity as the district’s. What does this mean?

Cardinal Newman School (2021–22)
Richland School District 2 (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Cardinal Newman School has completed the survey 16 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Cardinal Newman School
Richland School District 2

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Cardinal Newman School 495 65.7% 12.5% 10.7% 4.4% 0.0% 0.4% 6.3%
Richland School District 2 28,779 18.8% 60.5% 12.1% 2.7% 0.2% 0.2% 5.4%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2021–2022 495 65.7% 12.5% 10.7% 4.4% 0.0% 0.4% 6.3% 63 8:1
2019–2020 591 71.6% 13.0% 7.3% 4.1% 0.0% 0.5% 3.6% 59 10:1
2017–2018 552 79.7% 4.2% 4.2% 8.7% 0.7% 0.2% 2.4% 61 9:1
2015–2016 511 79.8% 4.1% 4.1% 8.6% 0.8% 0.2% 2.3% 49 10:1
2011–2012 427 86.2% 5.4% 3.3% 3.7% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2% 40 11:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
Mission Hope Foundation Regular elementary or secondary PK–10th Islamic 1.92 mi.
St. John Newmann Catholic School Regular elementary or secondary PK–6th Roman Catholic 1.96 mi.
Cutler Jewish Day School Regular elementary or secondary KG–5th Jewish 3.86 mi.
V.V. Reid School, LLC Regular elementary or secondary PK–2nd African Methodist Episcopal 4.51 mi.
V.V.Reid School Regular elementary or secondary PK–2nd African Methodist Episcopal 4.51 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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