Lexington-Richland School District Five, South Carolina, USA

Lexington-Richland School District Five occupies part of the suburban landscape northwest of Columbia, South Carolina. Its communities include Irmo and Chapin, with residential neighborhoods between the Lake Murray area and the Broad River. The district’s three attendance areas are Chapin, Dutch Fork and Irmo. It took shape through the consolidation of smaller districts in the early 1950s. Schools and surrounding neighborhoods connect established towns with later suburban development.