Johnsonville Middle

Johnsonville Middle is a junior high of intimate scale in Johnsonville, South Carolina, one of the schools within Florence 05, hosting 281 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Johnsonville Middle sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Florence 05 (1,143 students total), Johnsonville Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Johnsonville Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder is composed of 23% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Johnsonville Middle has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Florence County indicate median household income runs about $58,305, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnsonville Middle is one of 39 public schools in Florence County (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students).

Johnsonville High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Johnsonville Middle has ticked down 26%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 28% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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