Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Set in Summerville, South Carolina, Rollings Middle School of the Arts is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, run under Dorchester 02. It enrolls 797 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Rollings Middle School of the Arts is one of 25 schools operated by Dorchester 02, a district that works with 25,928 students overall.

Demographically, Rollings Middle School of the Arts shows that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder comes out to 16% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Dorchester County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Rollings Middle School of the Arts shows 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dorchester County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,198, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Dorchester County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), Rollings Middle School of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Sand Hill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Rollings Middle School of the Arts's enrollment has grew 20% since 2018, when it stood at 666 (now 797). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 70% to 66%.

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