Midlands Middle College

As a rural-scale four-year high school in West Columbia, South Carolina, Midlands Middle College serves 115 students from grades 10 through 12, operated by SC Public Charter School District. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Midlands Middle College is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that educates 21,383 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Midlands Middle College logs that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Midlands Middle College has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lexington County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midlands Middle College is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

The closest other public school is R. H. Fulmer Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Midlands Middle College operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Midlands Middle College's enrollment has rose 31% since 2018, when it stood at 88 (now 115). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 0% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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