📍 305 O'Neal Street, Mullins, Marion County, 29574
Palmetto Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mullins, Marion County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion 10 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.7:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Palmetto Middle enrolls 334 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 18% White and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 239 | 72% |
| White | 59 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 334 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 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.
Palmetto 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.
Palmetto 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 334 students, Palmetto Middle is close to the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant