📍 171 East Junior High Road, Gaffney, Cherokee County, 29340
John E. Ewing Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gaffney, Cherokee County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John E. Ewing Middle enrolls 486 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 26% Black or African American and 8.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
486 of the school's 486 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 486 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.
John E. Ewing Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-50, state senate district 14, state house district 29.
John E. Ewing Middle is one of 15 schools in Cherokee 01, based in Gaffney, South Carolina. The district serves 7,525 students district-wide and employs 563 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, John E. Ewing Middle is close to the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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