📍 1303 Holly Springs Road, Lyman, Spartanburg County, 29365
D. R. Hill Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lyman, Spartanburg County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spartanburg 05 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
D. R. Hill Middle enrolls 702 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 23% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 158 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
563 of the school's 702 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 496 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
D. R. Hill 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-40, state senate district 5, state house district 36.
D. R. Hill Middle is one of 12 schools in Spartanburg 05, based in Duncan, South Carolina. The district serves 11,066 students district-wide and employs 716 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, D. R. Hill Middle is smaller than the district average of about 922 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe