📍 758 Magnolia Street, Pelion, Lexington County, 29123
Pelion Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pelion, Lexington County. The school has 566 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pelion Middle enrolls 566 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 392 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
566 of the school's 566 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 566 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.
Pelion 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-20, state senate district 23, state house district 96.
Pelion Middle is one of 31 schools in Lexington 01, based in Lexington, South Carolina. The district serves 27,074 students district-wide and employs 2,110 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 566 students, Pelion Middle is smaller than the district average of about 873 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant