Florence Chapel Middle

Florence Chapel Middle is a medium-sized intermediate school in Duncan, South Carolina, part of Spartanburg 05. The school works with 781 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 622.

Florence Chapel Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Spartanburg 05, a district that serves 11,962 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Florence Chapel Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 20% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at school resources, Florence Chapel Middle shows 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Spartanburg County put the typical household earns roughly $66,234 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Spartanburg County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 58,477 students), Florence Chapel Middle is one campus in the mix.

Berry Shoals Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Florence Chapel Middle.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 661 students in 2018 compared to 781 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 67% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.