Gilbert Middle

Gilbert Middle operates as a mid-sized intermediate school in Gilbert, South Carolina, one of the schools within Lexington 01. Current enrollment sits at 804 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Gilbert Middle sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Lexington 01 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 27,074 students. Gilbert Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Gilbert Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Lexington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Gilbert Middle has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lexington County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,408, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gilbert Middle is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

Gilbert Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Gilbert Middle's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 775 (now 804). The White share of enrollment contracted from 78% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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