Gaffney Middle

Gaffney Middle is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Gaffney, South Carolina, operated by Cherokee 01. The school caters to 851 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Within Cherokee 01, which oversees 14 schools and 7,525 students, Gaffney Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gaffney Middle reports that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 38% Black, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cherokee County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gaffney Middle has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Gaffney Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cherokee County indicate median household income runs about $50,288, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Gaffney Middle is one of 17 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students).

The closest other public school is John E. Ewing Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 53%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 851 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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