St. Stephen Middle

St. Stephen Middle operates as an one-room-style middle school in St. Stephen, South Carolina, part of Berkeley 01. Current enrollment sits at 172 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 72% smaller than typical.

Within Berkeley 01, which oversees 47 schools and 39,543 students, St. Stephen Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, St. Stephen Middle lists that Black students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 20% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, St. Stephen Middle records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting St. Stephen Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Berkeley County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,358 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Berkeley County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,966 students), of which St. Stephen Middle is one.

St. Stephen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

St. Stephen Middle operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Stephen Middle has edged down 22%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 172 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 75% to 68% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.