Lakeside Middle

Located at 455 Old Cherokee Road, in Lexington, South Carolina, Lakeside Middle is a medium-sized junior high that enrolls 893 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Lexington 01. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Lexington 01 comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 27,074 students; Lakeside Middle is among them.

Demographically, Lakeside Middle records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 11% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lexington County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Lakeside Middle records 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lakeside Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lexington County shows median household income runs about $77,408, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), Lakeside Middle is one campus in the mix.

Lexington Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeside Middle.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakeside Middle's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 947 (now 893). White enrollment moved from 75% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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