📍 805 South Alabama Avenue, Chesnee, Spartanburg County, 29323
Chesnee Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chesnee, Spartanburg County. The school has 534 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 02 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chesnee Middle enrolls 534 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6% Black or African American and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 445 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 534 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Chesnee 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-50, state senate district 11, state house district 38.
Chesnee Middle is one of 14 schools in Spartanburg 02, based in Chesnee, South Carolina. The district serves 11,806 students district-wide and employs 849 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 534 students, Chesnee Middle is smaller than the district average of about 843 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe