Gold Hill Middle

Gold Hill Middle is one of the medium-sized middle schools in Tega Cay, South Carolina, operated by York 04, with 877 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 41% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

York 04 comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 18,445 students; Gold Hill Middle is among them.

Demographically, Gold Hill Middle reports that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest is composed of 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Gold Hill Middle has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (York County) logs that median household income runs about $89,095, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, York County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,364 students), of which Gold Hill Middle is one.

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

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gold Hill Middle has expanded 24%, going from 709 students in 2018 to 877 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 79% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.