📍 600 Minus Street, St. George, Dorchester County, 29477
St. George Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in St. George, Dorchester County. The school has 282 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 04 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. George Middle enrolls 282 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 41% Black or African American and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 282 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
St. George Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-60, state senate district 39, state house district 97.
St. George Middle is one of 6 schools in Dorchester 04, based in St. George, South Carolina. The district serves 2,110 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 282 students, St. George Middle is smaller than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant