Aynor Middle

Set in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, Aynor Middle is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, operated by Horry 01. It enrolls 742 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, Aynor Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Aynor Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Aynor Middle reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Horry County indicate median household income runs about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Aynor Middle is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).

The closest other public school is Aynor Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 730 students in 2018 compared to 742 in 2025.

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