📍 1141 Kelly Mill Road, Blythewood, Richland County, 29016
Kelly Mill Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Blythewood, Richland County. The school has 1,058 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades 2–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kelly Mill Middle enrolls 1,058 students across grades 2–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 14% White and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 740 | 70% |
| White | 146 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 23 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
638 of the school's 1,058 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 638 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Kelly Mill Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 22, state house district 41.
Kelly Mill Middle is one of 32 schools in Richland 02, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 28,841 students district-wide and employs 1,987 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,058 students, Kelly Mill Middle is larger than the district average of about 901 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large