Carver Edisto Middle

2018 Carver School Road
Cope, SC 29038

439 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Carver Edisto Middle is a mid-sized public educational campus located in Cope, SC. Administered by Orangeburg, the institution operates as a traditional non-charter public school serving approximately 439 enrolled students across grades 06 through 08.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 34.4 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 2018 Carver School Road in Cope, SC 29038, Carver Edisto Middle serves families zoned within the Orangeburg attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

439

Total Students

34.4

Full-Time Teachers

12.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Carver Edisto Middle
Demographic	Student Count
White	148
Hispanic	36
Black	230
Asian	2
Two or More	23

Black
230 (52.4%)
White
148 (33.7%)
Hispanic
36 (8.2%)
Two or More
23 (5.2%)
Asian
2 (0.5%)

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:	439
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	34.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.8
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 6 148

Grade 7 149

Grade 8 142