Scott's Branch Middle

Scott's Branch Middle is a junior high of one-room-style scale in Summerton, South Carolina, one of the schools within Clarendon 06, educateing 145 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Scott's Branch Middle sits 77% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Clarendon 06 (4,368 students total), Scott's Branch Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scott's Branch Middle lists that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Scott's Branch Middle has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Around the school, Clarendon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,401 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Scott's Branch Middle is one of 13 public schools in Clarendon County (combined enrollment of about 4,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Scott's Branch High, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

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