Longleaf Middle

Longleaf Middle is one of the reasonably sized middle-grades schools in Columbia, South Carolina, part of Richland 02, with 796 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Longleaf Middle sits 28% above that benchmark.

Across the 32 schools in Richland 02 (28,841 students total), Longleaf Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Longleaf Middle logs that the largest single group is Black, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, census data for Richland County shows median household earnings sit near $63,784, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Longleaf Middle is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Nearest neighbor: Killian Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Longleaf Middle's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 770 (now 796). The White share of enrollment decreased from 15% to 8% over that span.

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