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Powdersville Middle
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Powdersville Middle
Powdersville Middle is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in Greenville, South Carolina, one of the schools within Anderson 01, serveing 801 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Powdersville Middle sits 29% larger than that benchmark.
Powdersville Middle is one of 14 schools operated by Anderson 01, a district that teaches 10,886 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Powdersville Middle logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Powdersville Middle has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, Anderson County reports that median household income runs about $66,651, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anderson County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), of which Powdersville Middle is one.
Powdersville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powdersville Middle has rose 17%, going from 685 students in 2018 to 801 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
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