📍 321 Wolverine Trail, Mill Spring, Polk County, 28756
Polk County Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mill Spring, Polk County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Polk County Middle School enrolls 475 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 358 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 475 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Polk County 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 113.
Polk County Middle School is one of 7 schools in Polk County Schools, based in Columbus, North Carolina. The district serves 2,110 students district-wide and employs 170 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Polk County Middle School is larger than the district average of about 301 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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