Spring Hill Middle

Located at 22801 Airbase Road, in Laurinburg, North Carolina, Spring Hill Middle is an average-sized intermediate school that teaches 593 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Scotland County Schools.

Spring Hill Middle is one of 10 schools operated by Scotland County Schools, a district that educates 5,416 students overall.

Demographically, Spring Hill Middle lists that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 20% White, 15% Native American, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Scotland County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Spring Hill Middle shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Spring Hill Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 35.7%, a residual of -12.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Scotland County put the typical household earns roughly $45,730 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scotland County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,416 students), of which Spring Hill Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Wagram Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Spring Hill Middle comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring Hill Middle has climbed 3%, going from 578 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 26% to 20%.

On the community side, the feed for Spring Hill Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.