📍 11661 Broad River Road, Chapin, Richland County, 29036
Chapin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chapin, Richland County. The school has 991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chapin Middle enrolls 991 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 6.7% Black or African American and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 785 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 30 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
268 of the school's 991 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Chapin Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 20, state house district 71.
Chapin Middle is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 991 students, Chapin Middle is larger than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe