East Edisto Middle

East Edisto Middle is one of the sprawling junior highs in Summerville, South Carolina, operated by Dorchester 02, with 1,031 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% above the state mean of about 622.

Across the 25 schools in Dorchester 02 (25,928 students total), East Edisto Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, East Edisto Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 16% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dorchester County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Dorchester County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,198 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Dorchester County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), of which East Edisto Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Beech Hill Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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