Hartsville Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hartsville, South Carolina
Hartsville Middle in Hartsville, South Carolina enrolled 801 students in 2024-25 with 61.0 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
921 students in 2022-23, 872 students in 2023-24, 801 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 71.0 to 61.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 921 | 71.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 65.0 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 801 | 61.0 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 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.
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 325 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hartsville Middle enrolled 974 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 251 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 325 of the 974 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions251
- Chronically absent32.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.1% of students were White, 38.2% Black, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White44.1%
- Black38.2%
- Two or more races9.4%
- Hispanic7.4%
- Asian1.0%
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 Hartsville Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 41% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25% | 33% (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.
What to look at next about Hartsville Middle
- Darlington MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 9.5 miles away: 888 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.5 mi
- John W. Moore MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 1,056 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Hartsville Middle with Darlington MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Darlington County School District spends per student$17,420 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,420
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaHartsville Middle is the number 69 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#69 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.13.1:1
- 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 Hartsville Middle
How many students attend Hartsville Middle?
801 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 921 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hartsville, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartsville Middle?
13.1 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.Is Hartsville Middle a Title I school?
Hartsville Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hartsville Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Hartsville Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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.What district is Hartsville Middle in?
Darlington County School District, NCES district ID 4501860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450186000369 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.