River Oaks Middle

Set in North Charleston, South Carolina, River Oaks Middle is a reasonably sized middle-grades school, operated by Dorchester 02. It enrolls 728 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 25 schools in Dorchester 02 (25,928 students total), River Oaks Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, River Oaks Middle records that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dorchester County put median household earnings sit near $78,198, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. River Oaks Middle is one of 35 public schools in Dorchester County (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eagle Nest Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around River Oaks Middle.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. River Oaks Middle's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 1,015 (now 728). Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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