High Schools in Pickens 01

Summary:

The Pickens 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 4 high schools that serve students in grades 9-12. Overall, the district appears to be performing well, with all 4 high schools ranking in the top half of South Carolina high schools based on the SchoolDigger rankings.

The standout school in the district is D.W. Daniel High School, which consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, coming in at 35th out of 235 schools in 2023-2024 and 49th in 2024-2025. This school has the highest test scores across all subject areas compared to the other schools in the district and the state. Pickens High School also performs well, ranking 69th and 70th in those same years, with strong test scores, particularly in English 2.

While the district as a whole is doing well, there are some areas for improvement. The chronic absenteeism rate is high across all schools, ranging from 22.5% to 22.5% for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, there is a significant gap in performance between the top-performing school (D.W. Daniel High) and the lower-performing school (Liberty High), particularly in test scores. The variation in spending per student, from $9,243 at Easley High to $13,616 at Liberty High, is also notable and may be an area to explore further.

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)				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	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
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)

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

High Schools in Pickens 01

District Detail

D. W. Daniel High

Pickens High

Easley High

Liberty High

Pickens County Career and Technology Center

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