Saluda Middle

Saluda Middle, a reasonably sized intermediate school in Saluda, South Carolina, one of the schools within Saluda 01, hosts 537 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Saluda Middle is one of 5 schools operated by Saluda 01, a district that serves 2,525 students overall.

On demographics, Saluda Middle records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% White, 18% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, Saluda County reports that median household income runs about $51,009, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Saluda Middle is one of 6 public schools in Saluda County (combined enrollment of about 2,935 students).

The closest other public school is Saluda High, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Saluda Middle.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Saluda Middle's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 537). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 36% to 47% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Saluda Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.