Southern Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Aberdeen, North Carolina
Southern Middle in Aberdeen, North Carolina enrolled 620 students in 2024-25 with 39.2 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
576 students in 2022-23, 607 students in 2023-24, 620 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.1 to 39.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 576 | 38.1 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 40.3 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 620 | 39.2 | 15.8 |
15.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; 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 313 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Southern Middle enrolled 625 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 94 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 313 of the 625 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions94
- Chronically absent33.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.5% of students were White, 22.6% Black, 16.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White48.5%
- Black22.6%
- Hispanic16.1%
- Two or more races10.5%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.5%
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.
What to look at next about Southern Middle
- Crain's Creek MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 481 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- New Century MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 602 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Southern Middle with Crain's Creek MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Moore County Schools spends per student$11,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,374
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSouthern Middle is the number 205 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#205 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.8:1
- 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 Southern Middle
How many students attend Southern Middle?
620 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Aberdeen, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Southern Middle?
15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Southern Middle a Title I school?
Southern Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Southern Middle in?
Moore County Schools, NCES district ID 3703090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370309002533 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
- 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.