Seneca Middle

Located at 15440 Wells Hwy, in Seneca, South Carolina, Seneca Middle is a moderately sized intermediate school that serves 829 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Oconee 01. Enrollment runs roughly 33% larger than the state mean of about 622.

Seneca Middle is one of 16 schools operated by Oconee 01, a district that teaches 9,978 students overall.

Demographically, Seneca Middle lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, On paper, Seneca Middle has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Oconee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,388 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Oconee County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,978 students), Seneca Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Blue Ridge Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Seneca Middle's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 793 (now 829). The White share of enrollment contracted from 63% to 54% over that span.

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