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East Edisto Middle

Grades 06–08 · Summerville, SC · NCES 450201001769

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1011 Beech Hill Road · Summerville, SC 29485

At a glance

Reported students

1,031

NCES CCD 2024–25

Teachers (FTE)

59

NCES CCD 2024–25

Student–teacher ratio

17.5:1

Calculated; not a class-size measure

Grades served

06–08

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

School benchmarks

South Carolina middle enrollment

92nd percentile

Compared with 248 same-level schools reporting enrollment.

District median enrollment

801

East Edisto Middle: 1,031 reported students.

State peer staffing position

96th percentile

17.5:1 reported; state peer median 13.8:1. Ratio is not class size.

What the reported data says about East Edisto Middle

East Edisto Middle is a public middle school serving grades 06–08 in Summerville. It is one of 25 current school records connected to Dorchester 02. NCES reports 1,031 students for 2024–25.

Among 248 middle schools in South Carolina with comparable records, this school is larger than the reported median of 624 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 92nd percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.

The reported student–teacher ratio is 17.5:1, above the South Carolina median of 13.8:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.

The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (65.5%) and Black (16.2%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.

Questions worth asking East Edisto Middle

  1. 1How do the reported 17.5:1 student–teacher ratio and 59 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
  2. 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
  3. 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
  4. 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
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Enrollment needs

Lunch program
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White65.5%
  • Hispanic8.8%
  • Black16.2%
  • Asian1.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
  • Multiracial7.7%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.

Other schools in Dorchester 02

Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.

Charles B. DuBose Middle

Middle · Grades 06–08

947 reported students

Oakbrook Middle

Middle · Grades 06–08

861 reported students

Gregg Middle

Middle · Grades 06–08

810 reported students

Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Middle · Grades 06–08

797 reported students

Alston Middle

Middle · Grades 06–08

732 reported students

River Oaks Middle

Middle · Grades 06–08

728 reported students

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