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Beech Springs Middle
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Beech Springs Middle
Beech Springs Middle is one of the mid-sized 6-8 campuss in Duncan, South Carolina, one of the schools within Spartanburg 05, with 584 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Beech Springs Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Spartanburg 05, a district that works with 11,962 students overall.
Demographically, Beech Springs Middle reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 24% Black, 23% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Spartanburg County put the typical household earns roughly $66,234 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Spartanburg County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), of which Beech Springs Middle is one.
The closest other public school is James Byrnes Freshman Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beech Springs Middle has ticked down 4%, going from 607 students in 2018 to 584 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window.
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