📍 430 Murrah Road, North Augusta, Edgefield County, 29860
Merriwether Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Augusta, Edgefield County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edgefield 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Merriwether Middle enrolls 367 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 22% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 224 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 367 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Merriwether Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 25, state house district 83.
Merriwether Middle is one of 8 schools in Edgefield 01, based in Johnston, South Carolina. The district serves 3,069 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 367 students, Merriwether Middle is close to the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe