📍 140 Ivory Key Road, Saluda, Saluda County, 29138
Saluda Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Saluda, Saluda County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saluda 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Saluda Middle enrolls 556 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 247 | 44% |
| White | 180 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
496 of the school's 556 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 457 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Saluda 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-30, state senate district 25, state house district 39.
Saluda Middle is one of 5 schools in Saluda 01, based in Saluda, South Carolina. The district serves 2,525 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Saluda Middle is close to the district average of about 505 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant