Camden Middle

Camden Middle, a medium-sized junior high in Camden, South Carolina, operated by Kershaw 01, works with 844 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Kershaw 01 comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,135 students; Camden Middle is among them.

On demographics, Camden Middle reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, Camden Middle records 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Kershaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,231 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kershaw County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students), of which Camden Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackson School, around 0.9 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Camden Middle has edged up 5%, going from 803 students in 2018 to 844 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 8% to 14%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Camden Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.