Southern Middle School

Southern Middle School operates as a modestly sized junior high in Oakland, Maryland, run under Garrett County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 448 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 764 students.

Garrett County Public Schools comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,853 students; Southern Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Southern Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest breaks down as 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Garrett County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Southern Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Southern Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Garrett County put median household earnings sit near $67,688, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Southern Middle School is one of 12 public schools in Garrett County (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students).

Broad Ford Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Southern Middle School's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 448). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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