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Southside Middle School

200 East Howe Springs Road

Tel: (843)664-8467

Southside Middle School serves 844 students in grades 7-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 57% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.
Southside Middle School operates within the Florence 01 School District.

The student population of 844 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 62 teachers has grown by 10% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has decreased from 15:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.54 is more than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	3%	8%

Black	53%	35%

White	43%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	1%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.54	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	58%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	6%

Florence 01 School District's student population of 16,433 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,664 in this district is less than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,284 is higher than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Florence 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	25	6
Number of Students Managed	16,433	3,454

District Total Revenue	$174 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$184 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,664	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$11,284	$10,999

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores