Waccamaw Middle

Waccamaw Middle, a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, operated by Georgetown 01, serves 329 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 47% leaner than the state mean of about 622.

Waccamaw Middle is one of 19 schools operated by Georgetown 01, a district that hosts 8,208 students overall.

On demographics, Waccamaw Middle logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Black, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, census data for Georgetown County shows median household earnings sit near $68,713, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Georgetown County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,208 students), of which Waccamaw Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waccamaw Intermediate, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Waccamaw Middle.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Waccamaw Middle's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 329). Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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