Spaulding Middle

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

Spaulding Middle in Lamar, South Carolina enrolled 228 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 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, 38% 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 rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

204 students in 2022-23, 209 students in 2023-24, 228 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Spaulding Middle by school year2022-23: 204, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232042023-242092024-25228
Students enrolled at Spaulding Middle by school year2022-23: 204, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232042023-242092024-25228
Students enrolled at Spaulding Middle by school year2022-23: 204, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232042023-242092024-25228
Students enrolled at Spaulding Middle by school year2022-23: 204, 2023-24: 209, 2024-25: 22801002003002022-232042023-242092024-25228
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320420.010.2
2023-2420920.010.4
2024-2522818.012.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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; Spaulding Middle 12.7; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpaulding Middle 12.7state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Spaulding Middle 12.7; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpaulding Middle 12.7state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Spaulding Middle 12.7; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpaulding Middle 12.7state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Spaulding Middle 12.7; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpaulding Middle 12.7state 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 218 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spaulding Middle enrolled 218 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 73 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 218 of the 218 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions73
  • Chronically absent22.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.4% of students were Black, 33.8% White, 9.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black50.4%
  2. White33.8%
  3. Two or more races9.6%
  4. Hispanic5.7%
  5. Asian0.4%

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 Spaulding Middle scored proficient or above: 38% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%41%52.1%
Math, 2022-2325%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 Spaulding Middle

  1. Lee Central MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 8.8 miles away: 288 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  2. Hillcrest MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 365 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  3. Compare Spaulding Middle with Lee Central MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSpaulding Middle is the number 229 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#229 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.12.7:1
  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 Spaulding Middle

  1. How many students attend Spaulding Middle?
    228 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 204 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lamar, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spaulding Middle?
    12.7 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 Spaulding Middle a Title I school?
    Spaulding Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spaulding Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Spaulding Middle scored proficient or above: 38% 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.
  5. What district is Spaulding Middle in?
    Darlington County School District, NCES district ID 4501860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450186000374 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.

Compiled from official source data by .