Midway Elementary

Located at 1221 Harriett Circle, in Anderson, South Carolina, Midway Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that enrolls 675 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Anderson 05. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 526.

Anderson 05 comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 12,131 students; Midway Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Midway Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Anderson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Midway Elementary has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household income runs about $66,651, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Anderson County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), of which Midway Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: T. L. Hanna High, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Midway Elementary.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 742 students in 2018 compared to 675 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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