📍 2025 South 2nd Avenue Ext, Siler City, Chatham County, 27344
Chatham Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Siler City, Chatham County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Chatham Middle enrolls 556 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 397 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 14% |
| White | 57 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
496 of the school's 556 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Chatham Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 54.
Chatham Middle is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Chatham Middle is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe