Springfield Middle

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

Springfield Middle in Fort Mill, South Carolina enrolled 710 students in 2024-25 with 60.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 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, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

691 students in 2022-23, 701 students in 2023-24, 710 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.0 to 60.0.

Students enrolled at Springfield Middle by school year2022-23: 691, 2023-24: 701, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236912023-247012024-25710
Students enrolled at Springfield Middle by school year2022-23: 691, 2023-24: 701, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236912023-247012024-25710
Students enrolled at Springfield Middle by school year2022-23: 691, 2023-24: 701, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236912023-247012024-25710
Students enrolled at Springfield Middle by school year2022-23: 691, 2023-24: 701, 2024-25: 71002004006008002022-236912023-247012024-25710
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369157.012.1
2023-2470158.512.0
2024-2571060.011.8

11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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; Springfield Middle 11.8; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpringfield Middle 11.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Springfield Middle 11.8; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpringfield Middle 11.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Springfield Middle 11.8; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpringfield Middle 11.8state median 13.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 20.8; Springfield Middle 11.8; state median 13.8.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherSpringfield Middle 11.8state 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 228 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Springfield Middle enrolled 685 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 228 of the 685 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent10.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.3% of students were White, 24.8% Hispanic, 15.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White39.3%
  2. Hispanic24.8%
  3. Black15.2%
  4. Asian15.2%
  5. Two or more races4.8%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Springfield Middle scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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, 2021-2262%75%52.1%
Math, 2022-2362%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; Springfield Middle is number 3 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 Springfield Middle

  1. Pleasant Knoll MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 916 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Fort Mill MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 620 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Springfield Middle with Pleasant Knoll 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 CarolinaSpringfield Middle is the number 100 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#100 of 242
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.11.8:1
  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 Springfield Middle

  1. How many students attend Springfield Middle?
    710 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 691 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Mill, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Springfield Middle?
    11.8 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 Springfield Middle a Title I school?
    Springfield Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Springfield Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Springfield Middle scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% 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 Springfield Middle in?
    Fort Mill School District 4, NCES district ID 4503900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390001102 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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