Laurens Middle

As a tight-knit junior high in Laurens, South Carolina, Laurens Middle serves 373 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Laurens 55. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 622.

Laurens 55 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,984 students; Laurens Middle is among them.

On demographics, Laurens Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at school resources, Laurens Middle records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Laurens County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,623, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Laurens County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,681 students), Laurens Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is E. B. Morse Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Laurens Middle operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Laurens Middle's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 373). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 16% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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