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Merriwether Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
430 Murrah Road
North Augusta, SC 29860
Phone
(803) 279-2511
District
Edgefield 01
County
EDGEFIELD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
367
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.0% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Merriwether Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
51%
53%
33%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
40%
51%
50%
24%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
42%
60%
53%
41%
32%
51%
42%
60%
53%
41%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 127 34.6%
Grade 7 113 30.8%
Grade 8 127 34.6%
Total 367 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 65.5% 49.9% 50.8%
Black 23.1% 39.4% 33.4%
Hispanic 11.1% 10.1% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.4% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.1% 77.1% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 55.9% 71.5% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.3% 5.6% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,181 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 52.3 173
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.1% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.0% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,403 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.0% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.9% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $23,325,000 32.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $876 $2,714,198 3.8%
Staff $966 $2,996,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $585,000 0.8%
School Administration $863 $2,675,000 3.8%
Operation $1,344 $4,167,000 5.9%
Transportation $516 $1,599,802 2.3%
Other $688 $2,134,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,442 $16,871,000 23.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,884 $30,639,000 43.3%
Total Expenditures $22,850 $70,835,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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