Crayton Middle

As a well-populated middle-grades school in Columbia, South Carolina, Crayton Middle caters to 952 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Richland 01. Enrollment runs roughly 53% bigger than the state mean of about 622.

Across the 47 schools in Richland 01 (21,814 students total), Crayton Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Crayton Middle shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 35% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Richland County shows 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%. Crayton Middle is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Nearest neighbor: A. C. Flora High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Crayton Middle's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,125 (now 952). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 41% to 35% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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