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Dent Middle

(803) 699-2750

Physical Address:
6950 North Trenholm RD
Columbia, SC  29206
Mailing Address:
2721 Decker Blvd.
Columbia, SC  29206

School Information

District:
Richland 02
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Richland County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
1253

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Dent Middle

This School County Average State Average
Black 61.61% 66.29% 42.49%
White 26.82% 27.17% 49.94%
Hispanic 5.75% 3.94% 5.76%
Asian/Pacific 4.47% 2.15% 1.67%
Others 0.96% 0% 0%
American Indian 0.40% 0.46% 0.69%

Genders in Dent Middle

This School County Average State Average
Female 53.55% 49.46% 49.69%
Male 46.45% 50.54% 50.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Dent Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 787 770 772
White 355 356 336
Hispanic 76 76 72
Asian/Pacific 41 45 56
Others 13 15 12
American Indian 6 5 5
Total 1278 1267 1253

Enrollment by Gender for Dent Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 651 667 671
Male 627 600 582
Total 1278 1267 1253

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Dent Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1278 1267 1253
# Eligible for free lunch 500 (39%) 579 (46%) 556 (44%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 131 (10%) 132 (10%) 105 (8%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 631 (49%) 711 (56%) 661 (53%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Dent Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1278 1267 1253
Fulltime teachers 89.3 90.3 86.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.30 14.00 14.47
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 12.88 15.76 16.50