Robert Anderson Middle

Robert Anderson Middle is a 6-8 campus of big scale in Anderson, South Carolina, one of the schools within Anderson 05, hosting 1,134 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 82% bigger than typical.

Within Anderson 05, which oversees 19 schools and 12,131 students, Robert Anderson Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Robert Anderson Middle logs that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household earnings sit near $66,651, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Anderson County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), Robert Anderson Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Market School of Early Education, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robert Anderson Middle.

Robert Anderson Middle operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert Anderson Middle has fell 5%, going from 1,194 students in 2018 to 1,134 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 46% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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