Woodland Middle School

Woodland Middle School operates as a cozy junior high in Dorchester, South Carolina, operated by Dorchester 04. Current enrollment sits at 455 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 622.

Across the 7 schools in Dorchester 04 (2,566 students total), Woodland Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Woodland Middle School lists that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Woodland Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Dorchester County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,198, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Dorchester County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,832 students), of which Woodland Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Woodland High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

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

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Woodland Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.