Lake Marion Middle

Lake Marion Middle is a small junior high in Santee, South Carolina, operated by Orangeburg. The school instructs 501 students in grades 6 through 8.

Orangeburg comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 10,462 students; Lake Marion Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lake Marion Middle records that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Orangeburg County as a whole is about 61% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Lake Marion Middle records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Around the school, census data for Orangeburg County shows median household earnings sit near $45,675, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Lake Marion Middle is one of 34 public schools in Orangeburg County (combined enrollment of about 11,507 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lake Marion High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Lake Marion Middle operates from a small-town location.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lake Marion Middle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.