📍 601 Gurley Street, Marion, Marion County, 29571
Johnakin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, Marion County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion 10 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Johnakin Middle enrolls 456 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 11% White and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 381 | 84% |
| White | 51 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
456 of the school's 456 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 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.
Johnakin Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-70, state senate district 30, state house district 57.
Johnakin Middle is one of 10 schools in Marion 10, based in Marion, South Carolina. The district serves 3,633 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Johnakin Middle is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant