Chapin Middle

Chapin Middle is a sprawling intermediate school in Chapin, South Carolina, part of Lexington 05. The school works with 1,007 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 62% above the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Lexington 05 runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 17,053 students. Chapin Middle is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chapin Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 40% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Richland County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,784, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Richland County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), of which Chapin Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Spring Hill High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chapin Middle has rose 21%, going from 835 students in 2018 to 1,007 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 79%.

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