Airport High School

Airport High School in West Columbia, South Carolina, United States, is a public high school offering education for grades 9 – 12, serving the communities of West Columbia, Cayce, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and parts of Gaston. It derives its name from its location next to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Sports teams are known as the Eagles. The main athletic rival is the Brookland-Cayce High School Bearcats.Airport HS has a student body of around 1400 and is part of the Lexington District #2. Airport HS has a student:teacher ratio of 31:1 in core subjects. The principal is Brad Coleman.Class breakdown is as follows:9th – 56610th – 48411th – 44112th – 454Feeder schoolsElementary and middle schools that feed into Airport High School are Congaree Elementary School, Springdale Elementary School, Herbert A. Wood Elementary School, R.H. Fulmer Middle School, and Pine Ridge Middle School.Notable alumniDuce Staley – running backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles, former Eagles and Steelers running back and a member of the Super Bowl XL Champion Pittsburgh SteelersLarry Francis Lebby – Famous Artist - who has served on the board of the South Carolina Nation Diabetic Association, the South Carolina Arts Commission, and the Governor's Task Force for the Arts. His work has been displayed throughout the United States in places such as the White House, the Smithsonian Institution, the United Nations and the United States Senate. In 1989, his work was displayed at the Vatican in RomeJim Stuckey – former NFL football player and a member of the Super Bowl XVI and XIX Champion San Francisco 49ers.