📍 731 Horrell Hill Road, Hopkins, Richland County, 29061
Southeast Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hopkins, Richland County. The school has 493 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southeast Middle enrolls 493 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 9.5% White and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 367 | 74% |
| White | 47 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 493 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 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.
Southeast 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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 80.
Southeast Middle is one of 48 schools in Richland 01, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,814 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 493 students, Southeast Middle is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe