📍 1011 Beech Hill Road, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29485
East Edisto Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 879 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
East Edisto Middle enrolls 879 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 20% Black or African American and 8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 565 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 173 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
403 of the school's 879 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 357 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Edisto Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 38, state house district 114.
East Edisto Middle is one of 25 schools in Dorchester 02, based in Summerville, South Carolina. The district serves 25,928 students district-wide and employs 1,589 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 879 students, East Edisto Middle is smaller than the district average of about 1,037 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large