R. H. Fulmer Middle

R. H. Fulmer Middle is an intermediate school of compact scale in West Columbia, South Carolina, operated by Lexington 02, caters to 526 students in grades 6 through 8.

R. H. Fulmer Middle is one of 12 schools operated by Lexington 02, a district that serves 8,465 students overall.

On the student-mix side, R. H. Fulmer Middle shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 33% Black, 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lexington County put median household earnings sit near $77,408, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), R. H. Fulmer Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Airport High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. H. Fulmer Middle has fell 12%, going from 598 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 54% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

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