Fort Mill Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fort Mill, South Carolina

Fort Mill Middle in Fort Mill, South Carolina enrolled 620 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

634 students in 2022-23, 635 students in 2023-24, 620 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 51.0.

Students enrolled at Fort Mill Middle by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-236342023-246352024-25620
Students enrolled at Fort Mill Middle by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-236342023-246352024-25620
Students enrolled at Fort Mill Middle by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-236342023-246352024-25620
Students enrolled at Fort Mill Middle by school year2022-23: 634, 2023-24: 635, 2024-25: 62002004006008002022-236342023-246352024-25620
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363453.012.0
2023-2463553.012.0
2024-2562051.012.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools

Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Fort Mill Middle 12.2; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Mill Middle 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Fort Mill Middle 12.2; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Mill Middle 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Fort Mill Middle 12.2; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Mill Middle 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Fort Mill Middle 12.2; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherFort Mill Middle 12.2state median 13.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 225 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Mill Middle enrolled 674 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 225 of the 674 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absent10.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.9% of students were White, 13.7% Hispanic, 13.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White58.9%
  2. Hispanic13.7%
  3. Black13.5%
  4. Asian9.0%
  5. Two or more races4.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Fort Mill Middle scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269%75%52.1%
Math, 2022-2363%67% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Fort Mill

5 public middle schools in Fort Mill report 2024-25 enrollment; Fort Mill Middle is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pleasant Knoll Middle91613.512.3%
Forest Creek Middle75713.59.3%
Springfield Middle71011.836.6%
Banks Trail Middle63812.330.1%
Fort Mill Middle62012.227.1%

All public schools in Fort Mill →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fort Mill Middle

  1. Banks Trail MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 638 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Springfield MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 710 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Fort Mill Middle with Banks Trail MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Mill School District 4 spends per student$12,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,290
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaFort Mill Middle is the number 125 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.12.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fort Mill Middle

  1. How many students attend Fort Mill Middle?
    620 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 634 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Mill, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Mill Middle?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fort Mill Middle a Title I school?
    Fort Mill Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fort Mill Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fort Mill Middle scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fort Mill Middle in?
    Fort Mill School District 4, NCES district ID 4503900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390001155 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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