Forestbrook Middle

Forestbrook Middle is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, one of the schools within Horry 01, with 816 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Within Horry 01, which oversees 55 schools and 48,662 students, Forestbrook Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Forestbrook Middle lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Forestbrook Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Horry County indicate median household income runs about $66,880, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Forestbrook Middle is one of 60 public schools in Horry County (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students).

Forestbrook Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forestbrook Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Forestbrook Middle's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 844 (now 816). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 19% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.