📍 2123 Marchbanks Avenue, Anderson, Anderson County, 29621
McCants Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Anderson, Anderson County. The school has 563 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Anderson 05 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McCants Middle enrolls 563 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 27% Black or African American and 8.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 563 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
McCants Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-30, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
McCants Middle is one of 19 schools in Anderson 05, based in Anderson, South Carolina. The district serves 12,131 students district-wide and employs 862 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 563 students, McCants Middle is close to the district average of about 638 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small