📍 700 Bernard Street, Union Springs, Bullock County, 36089
South Highlands Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Union Springs, Bullock County. The school has 424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bullock County school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
South Highlands Middle School enrolls 424 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 336 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 20% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
345 of the school's 424 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Highlands Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-20.
South Highlands Middle School is one of 4 schools in Bullock County, based in Union Springs, Alabama. The district serves 1,327 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 424 students, South Highlands Middle School is larger than the district average of about 332 students per school.
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