Pickens 01

Summary:

The Pickens 01 school district in South Carolina serves 23 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 17 out of 75 school districts in the state and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, there is a wide range of school performance. Clemson Elementary and Ambler Elementary are among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, with strong test scores and 5-star ratings. In contrast, Liberty Elementary and West End Elementary are lower-performing. The middle and high schools in the district generally perform well, with several ranked among the best in South Carolina.

Factors like socioeconomic status, as measured by the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, appear to correlate with academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of students from low-income families tend to have lower test scores. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% is a concern and likely contributes to the challenges faced by some schools. The significant variation in spending per student, from $9,243 to $16,415, also raises questions about resource allocation and its impact on student outcomes.

District Detail

1348 Griffin Mill Road
Easley, SC 29640

(864) 397-1000

SchoolDigger Rank:
17^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 16,313

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Ambler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	838 Ambler School Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1200	316	23	14.0		277 (87.7%)	12 (3.8%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	88.9	54^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.4	81^st of 638 public elementary schools	87.3%	27	82.9	77.6	77.8				78.7	77.6	71.1				65.6						$12,835	$531	$643	$1,174	$10,435	$1,226	$11,661
Central Academy of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	608 Johnson Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1400	499	36	13.7		280 (56.1%)	79 (15.8%)	77 (15.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	59.3	259^th of 640 public elementary schools	59.5%		62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%	27	60.1	66.3	62.3				58.8	61.4	47.8				50.0						$12,264	$622	$614	$1,236	$10,175	$853	$11,028
Crosswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 School Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1600	554	45	12.3		333 (60.1%)	27 (4.9%)	155 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	45.6	338^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.2%		60.1	246^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.4%	92	45.9	69.4	57.0				38.8	57.0	50.6				47.3						$13,545	$1,220	$799	$2,019	$10,438	$1,088	$11,526
Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	573	36	15.7		467 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	60.2	253^rd of 640 public elementary schools	60.5%		60	248^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.1%	5	56.4	72.6	67.5				43.6	71.4	41.0				62.7						$11,885	$531	$622	$1,153	$9,579	$1,153	$10,732
East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	618	43	14.4		353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	64.7	225^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.8%		60	249^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.0%	24	69.2	73.5	67.1				52.5	66.3	44.3				51.8						$11,347	$606	$632	$1,238	$8,983	$1,127	$10,109
Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	677	45	14.9		476 (70.3%)	48 (7.1%)	71 (10.5%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	80.6	112^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.5%		76.7	143^rd of 638 public elementary schools	77.6%	31	80.7	76.0	74.5				71.5	65.0	60.4				56.0						$11,451	$452	$481	$932	$9,494	$1,024	$10,519
Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	567	37	15.2		492 (86.8%)	14 (2.5%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.5%)	54.4	280^th of 640 public elementary schools	56.3%		63.3	227^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.4%	53	55.7	70.1	72.3				48.5	42.6	53.0				51.3						$11,351	$525	$569	$1,094	$9,121	$1,136	$10,258
Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	470	36	13.2		397 (84.5%)	12 (2.6%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	44.8	341^st of 640 public elementary schools	46.7%		51.5	300^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.0%	41	55.0	60.0	63.9				45.7	56.4	46.8				30.2						$13,738	$1,692	$773	$2,465	$10,135	$1,138	$11,273
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4		546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	88.8	56^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.3%		92.7	33^rd of 638 public elementary schools	94.8%	23	79.4	78.4	77.4				74.1	80.8	70.9				68.8						$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684
Pickens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	567 Hampton Avenue	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2300	493	37	13.2		401 (81.3%)	19 (3.9%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	53.3	287^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.2%		60.6	241^st of 638 public elementary schools	62.2%	46	46.4	55.1	70.4				50.0	56.4	65.5				48.7						$13,291	$872	$632	$1,504	$10,552	$1,235	$11,787
Six Mile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 North Main Street	Six Mile	29682	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2400	571	39	14.5		515 (90.2%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	73.7	171^st of 640 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%	3	66.3	80.3	68.0				58.2	65.1	54.7				69.7						$11,326	$573	$572	$1,145	$9,143	$1,038	$10,181
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	643	52	12.4		372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	46.5	331^st of 640 public elementary schools	48.3%		43.3	363^rd of 638 public elementary schools	43.1%	32	57.3	57.7	48.4				64.6	60.6	28.4				48.1						$11,465	$1,194	$700	$1,894	$8,570	$1,001	$9,571
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	519	37	14.0		300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	80.5	113^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.4	175^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.6%	62	72.0	87.2	72.2				60.0	64.0	61.1				72.1						$12,284	$1,110	$786	$1,896	$9,262	$1,126	$10,389
Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	356	25	14.2		280 (78.7%)	9 (2.5%)	48 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	63.4	103^rd of 320 public middle schools	67.8%		65.8	96^th of 325 public middle schools	70.5%	7				59.2	54.6	55.7				43.0	32.1	43.4		64.9	100.0				$16,338	$893	$562	$1,454	$13,083	$1,801	$14,884
R. C. Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	1157 Madden Bridge Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4200	835	52	16.2		613 (73.4%)	74 (8.9%)	57 (6.8%)	27 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.7%)	84.7	44^th of 320 public middle schools	86.3%		84.9	45^th of 325 public middle schools	86.2%	1				68.1	79.4	69.2				53.0	54.7	42.6		67.7	94.0				$11,161	$430	$496	$926	$9,055	$1,180	$10,235
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,217	83	14.6		723 (59.4%)	151 (12.4%)	225 (18.5%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (8.1%)	52.1	134^th of 320 public middle schools	58.1%		59.6	114^th of 325 public middle schools	64.9%	20				53.0	57.7	48.8				48.4	26.5	24.0		64.3	95.1				$10,709	$682	$517	$1,199	$8,329	$1,181	$9,510
D. W. Daniel High	Public	9-12	140 Blue and Gold Boulevard	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2900	1,222	72	17.0		905 (74.1%)	121 (9.9%)	74 (6.1%)	54 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.2%)	69.7	49^th of 235 public high schools	79.1%		75.4	35^th of 235 public high schools	85.1%	14															75.0	72.1	71.9	91.0	$11,554	$772	$437	$1,209	$8,979	$1,367	$10,346
Easley High	Public	9-12	154 Green Wave Boulevard	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3100	1,862	105	17.8		1,179 (63.3%)	221 (11.9%)	311 (16.7%)	20 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (6.8%)	41.6	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%		48.1	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%	26															61.0	53.0	56.0	88.3	$10,276	$613	$431	$1,044	$7,983	$1,249	$9,232
Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	640	48	13.4		525 (82.0%)	26 (4.1%)	58 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	37.1	146^th of 235 public high schools	37.9%		29	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%	22															65.8	47.2	56.2	85.4	$14,484	$1,278	$529	$1,807	$10,918	$1,758	$12,677
Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,226	84	14.5		1,060 (86.5%)	27 (2.2%)	90 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.8%)	62.7	70^th of 235 public high schools	70.2%		62.6	69^th of 235 public high schools	70.6%	1															67.2	69.1	63.4	93.2	$12,415	$989	$476	$1,465	$9,553	$1,397	$10,949
Pickens County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	990 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4500	0	29	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pickens Middle	Public	6-8	140 Torch Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4100	566	40	14.1		454 (80.2%)	28 (4.9%)	55 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	44.6	167^th of 320 public middle schools	47.8%		50.3	150^th of 325 public middle schools	53.8%	17				47.9	57.1	54.1				28.5	29.9	27.2		46.3	100.0				$14,353	$971	$582	$1,553	$11,189	$1,611	$12,800
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	458	35	13.2		371 (81.0%)	15 (3.3%)	45 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	57	118^th of 320 public middle schools	63.1%		45.9	163^rd of 325 public middle schools	49.8%	45				53.5	59.7	58.5				48.1	25.7	32.7		52.7	95.7				$14,337	$901	$763	$1,663	$11,100	$1,574	$12,673
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	637	43	14.6		518 (81.3%)	17 (2.7%)	51 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.5%)								(n/a)																			$12,538	$1,125	$881	$2,006	$9,341	$1,191	$10,532

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	7.54 mi	59	30^th
Greenville 01	10.53 mi	95	11^th
Anderson 01	14.78 mi	14	3^rd
Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	16.87 mi	1
Charter Institute at Erskine	19.48 mi	31	40^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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