Estill Middle

Located at 1450 Columbia Highway Suite B, in Estill, South Carolina, Estill Middle is a micro-enrollment middle school that serves 154 students (grades 5 through 8), run under Hampton. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 75% smaller than typical.

Within Hampton, which oversees 9 schools and 2,272 students, Estill Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Estill Middle records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

In terms of school funding signals, Estill Middle reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hampton County) shows that median household income runs about $44,711, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Estill Middle is one of 10 public schools in Hampton County (combined enrollment of about 2,272 students).

Nearest neighbor: Estill Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

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