Ronald E. McNair Junior High

Ronald E. McNair Junior High is a 6-8 campus of close-knit scale in Lake City, South Carolina, operated by Florence 03, teacheing 275 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Ronald E. McNair Junior High sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Florence 03, which oversees 8 schools and 2,767 students, Ronald E. McNair Junior High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ronald E. McNair Junior High records that nearly all students (82%) are Black. The remainder reads as 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Florence County as a whole is about 43% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Florence County shows median household earnings sit near $58,305, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Florence County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,641 students), Ronald E. McNair Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J. Paul Truluck Creative Arts and Science Magnet, around 0.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 47%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 21% to 8% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.