Henry L. Sneed Middle

Located at 1102 Ebenezer Road, in Florence, South Carolina, Henry L. Sneed Middle is a medium-sized middle school that instructs 634 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Florence 01.

Florence 01 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 15,861 students; Henry L. Sneed Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Henry L. Sneed Middle logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 21% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Florence County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Henry L. Sneed Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Florence County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,305 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Henry L. Sneed Middle is one of 39 public schools in Florence County (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students).

Nearest neighbor: Delmae Heights Elementary, around 1.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Henry L. Sneed Middle.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Henry L. Sneed Middle's enrollment has contracted 30% since 2018, when it stood at 904 (now 634). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 51% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.