Black Water Middle

Black Water Middle, a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Conway, South Carolina, run under Horry 01, works with 789 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Black Water Middle sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 55 schools in Horry 01 (48,662 students total), Black Water Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Black Water Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Black Water Middle has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Black Water Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Horry County shows median household income runs about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Horry County's 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), Black Water Middle is one campus in the mix.

HCS Early College High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 14%: 690 students in 2018 compared to 789 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 29% across the same window.

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