Waccamaw Intermediate

As a modestly sized middle-grades school in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, Waccamaw Intermediate serves 415 students from grades 4 through 6, part of Georgetown 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Waccamaw Intermediate sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 19 schools in Georgetown 01 (8,208 students total), Waccamaw Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Waccamaw Intermediate reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Georgetown County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Around the school, census data for Georgetown County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,713 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Waccamaw Intermediate is one of 19 public schools in Georgetown County (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students).

Nearest neighbor: Waccamaw Middle, around 0.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Waccamaw Intermediate's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 415). Black enrollment moved from 23% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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