South Middle School

South Middle School is an intermediate school of sizable scale in Morgantown, West Virginia, run under Monongalia County Schools, enrolling 784 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 429 students per school, that is 83% bigger than typical.

South Middle School is one of 18 schools operated by Monongalia County Schools, a district that serves 11,193 students overall.

Demographically, South Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Monongalia County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, South Middle School has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Monongalia County shows median household income runs about $65,346, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Monongalia County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,438 students), South Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Mountainview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Middle School.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 788 students in 2018 to 784 in 2025.

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