📍 177 Razorback Lane, Walhalla, Oconee County, 29691
Walhalla Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Walhalla, Oconee County. The school has 845 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oconee 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walhalla Middle enrolls 845 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 666 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
579 of the school's 845 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 521 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
Walhalla 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Walhalla Middle is one of 17 schools in Oconee 01, based in Walhalla, South Carolina. The district serves 9,978 students district-wide and employs 791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 845 students, Walhalla Middle is larger than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant