Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

As an intimate intermediate school in Hemingway, South Carolina, Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy teaches 259 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Georgetown 01. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 622.

Georgetown 01 runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 8,208 students. Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy lists that Black students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder looks like 31% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Georgetown County as a whole is about 28% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Georgetown County indicate median household income runs about $68,713, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Georgetown County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students), of which Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Carvers Bay Early College and Career High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 259). Black enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.