Leslie M. Stover Middle

Located at 1649 Smyrna Road, in Elgin, South Carolina, Leslie M. Stover Middle is a mid-sized junior high that works with 662 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Kershaw 01.

Kershaw 01 comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,135 students; Leslie M. Stover Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Leslie M. Stover Middle reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 25% Black, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Leslie M. Stover Middle records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Kershaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,231 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Leslie M. Stover Middle is one of 18 public schools in Kershaw County (combined enrollment of about 11,247 students).

Nearest neighbor: Blaney Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Leslie M. Stover Middle operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Leslie M. Stover Middle has grew 3%, going from 643 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 48% across the same window.

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