Carver Edisto Middle

2018 Carver School Road
Cope, SC 29038

515 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Carver Edisto Middle is a public middle school and part of the Orangeburg school district, located in Cope, SC with 515 students offering grade levels from 06 to 08. Student demographics can be found below.

With 34 teachers, Carver Edisto Middle has a student/teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

515

Total Students

34.6

Full-Time Teachers

14.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carver Edisto Middle
Demographic	Student Count
White	187
Hispanic	39
Black	266
Asian	3
Two or More	19
American Indian	1

Black
266 (51.7 %)
White
187 (36.3 %)
Hispanic
39 (7.6 %)
Two or More
19 (3.7 %)
Asian
3 (0.6 %)
American Indian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Orangeburg
Phone:	(803)534-3554
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	515
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	34.6
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.9
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 150

Grade 7 161

Grade 8 204