Alcorn Middle

Alcorn Middle is a middle school of cozy scale in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Richland 01, instructing 381 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Alcorn Middle sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Richland 01 comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 21,814 students; Alcorn Middle is among them.

Demographically, Alcorn Middle reports that Black students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 47% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Alcorn Middle records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Alcorn Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Alcorn Middle is one campus in the mix.

Arden Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alcorn Middle.

Alcorn Middle operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 7%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 85% to 77% over that span.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.