Lee Central Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Bishopville, South Carolina

Lee Central Middle in Bishopville, South Carolina enrolled 288 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%

358 students in 2022-23, 338 students in 2023-24, 288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Lee Central Middle by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-233582023-243382024-25288
Students enrolled at Lee Central Middle by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-233582023-243382024-25288
Students enrolled at Lee Central Middle by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-233582023-243382024-25288
Students enrolled at Lee Central Middle by school year2022-23: 358, 2023-24: 338, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-233582023-243382024-25288
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335823.015.6
2023-2433824.014.1
2024-2528828.010.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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; Lee Central Middle 10.3; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLee Central Middle 10.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Lee Central Middle 10.3; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLee Central Middle 10.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Lee Central Middle 10.3; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLee Central Middle 10.3state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Lee Central Middle 10.3; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLee Central Middle 10.3state 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 163 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lee Central Middle enrolled 326 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 139 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 163 of the 326 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions139
  • Chronically absent43.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.5% of students were Black, 8.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.5%
  2. White8.0%
  3. Hispanic3.5%
  4. Two or more races0.3%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Lee Central Middle scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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, 2021-2220%27%52.1%
Math, 2022-237%13% (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 Lee Central Middle

  1. Spaulding MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.8 miles away: 228 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  2. Hillcrest MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 365 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Lee Central Middle with Spaulding MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee 01 spends per student$17,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,558
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaLee Central Middle is the number 217 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#217 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.10.3:1
  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 Lee Central Middle

  1. How many students attend Lee Central Middle?
    288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 358 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bishopville, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee Central Middle?
    10.3 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 Lee Central Middle a Title I school?
    Lee Central Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lee Central Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lee Central Middle scored proficient or above: 20% in reading in 2021-22 and 7% 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 Lee Central Middle in?
    Lee 01, NCES district ID 4502670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450267001540 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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