Northwood Middle

Northwood Middle is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in Taylors, South Carolina, run under Greenville 01, with 823 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 622.

Across the 89 schools in Greenville 01 (78,776 students total), Northwood Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Northwood Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Greenville County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Northwood Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Greenville County put median household earnings sit near $76,932, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Northwood Middle is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students).

The closest other public school is Eastside High, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Northwood Middle operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northwood Middle's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 857 (now 823). The Black share of enrollment fell from 23% to 19% over that span.

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