Clinton Middle

As an average-sized intermediate school in Clinton, South Carolina, Clinton Middle instructs 580 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Laurens 56.

Laurens 56 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,707 students. Clinton Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Clinton Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 37% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Clinton Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Laurens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,623 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Laurens County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,681 students), Clinton Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clinton High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 689 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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