📍 9201 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, Orange County, 27516
Smith Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chapel Hill, Orange County. The school has 768 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smith Middle enrolls 768 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 20% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 46% |
| Asian | 152 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 8.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 768 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Smith Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 56.
Smith Middle is one of 21 schools in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The district serves 11,353 students district-wide and employs 906 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 768 students, Smith Middle is larger than the district average of about 541 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small