Best Public Schools in Pickens County, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
Concrete Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	535 Powdersville Main	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4571	843	47	18.1	50.9%	594 (70.5%)	57 (6.8%)	93 (11.0%)	36 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	$7,973	$448	$368	$816	$6,277	$879	$7,156
Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	574	40	14.4	47.4%	489 (85.2%)	21 (3.7%)	29 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	81.4	106^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.4%		82.9	98^th of 644 public elementary schools	84.8%	8	69.0	72.6	64.7				67.9	64.2	60.3								$9,857	$1,362	$388	$1,750	$7,163	$944	$8,108
East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	574	46	12.6	77.9%	373 (65.0%)	74 (12.9%)	72 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.2%)	60	249^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.0%		66.4	211^th of 644 public elementary schools	67.2%	38	60.5	61.9	57.2				54.3	53.6	41.7								$10,500	$776	$765	$1,541	$8,067	$892	$8,959
Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	710	44	16.0	54.8%	511 (72.0%)	59 (8.3%)	57 (8.0%)	16 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.4%)	76.7	143^rd of 638 public elementary schools	77.6%		84.2	91^st of 644 public elementary schools	85.9%	52	69.9	72.8	62.5				68.0	51.8	59.9								$9,879	$519	$575	$1,095	$7,858	$926	$8,784
Hagood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Sparks Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1900	550	35	15.8	82.4%	478 (86.9%)	12 (2.2%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.4%)	63.3	227^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.4%		66.5	210^th of 644 public elementary schools	67.4%	17	55.4	68.6	58.3				50.6	51.1	55.9								$9,581	$656	$568	$1,225	$7,547	$810	$8,357
Liberty Elementary	Public	3-5	251 North Hillcrest Street	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2100	455	31	14.7	100.0%	387 (85.1%)	7 (1.5%)	36 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	51.5	300^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.0%		49.9	315^th of 644 public elementary schools	51.1%	15	50.3	49.0	53.5				61.0	47.7	46.4								$12,339	$1,730	$938	$2,667	$8,709	$962	$9,672
Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	51	15.5	40.1%	531 (66.9%)	83 (10.5%)	53 (6.7%)	63 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.1%)	92.7	33^rd of 638 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.7	41^st of 644 public elementary schools	93.6%	8	66.7	81.8	83.1				76.1	81.8	77.7								$10,273	$895	$518	$1,413	$7,990	$869	$8,860
Pickens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	567 Hampton Avenue	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2300	498	40	12.5	100.0%	426 (85.5%)	14 (2.8%)	30 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	60.6	241^st of 638 public elementary schools	62.2%		53.3	291^st of 644 public elementary schools	54.8%	50	54.4	60.2	44.4				60.5	60.2	52.7								$11,679	$1,126	$647	$1,773	$9,110	$795	$9,905
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	622	42	14.7	100.0%	376 (60.5%)	65 (10.5%)	99 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.0%)	43.3	363^rd of 638 public elementary schools	43.1%		47.3	332^nd of 644 public elementary schools	48.4%	31	45.6	58.4	43.7				58.9	40.6	34.4								$10,096	$1,323	$704	$2,028	$7,143	$925	$8,068
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Public	6-8	510 South Pendleton Street	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3900	1,284	76	17.0	74.5%	821 (63.9%)	142 (11.1%)	192 (15.0%)	15 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (8.6%)	59.6	114^th of 325 public middle schools	64.9%		64.7	99^th of 325 public middle schools	69.5%	15				56.7	49.0	51.7				43.7	30.7	34.4	99.4				$8,760	$661	$483	$1,144	$6,799	$817	$7,616
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	1,201	63	19.0	47.0%	905 (75.4%)	112 (9.3%)	83 (6.9%)	37 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.1%)	75.4	35^th of 235 public high schools	85.1%		73.5	42^nd of 237 public high schools	82.3%	7													72.9	72.3	74.9	95.1	$10,020	$621	$525	$1,146	$7,662	$1,212	$8,874
Pickens Middle	Public	6-8	140 Torch Lane	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4100	546	35	15.6	84.1%	450 (82.4%)	26 (4.8%)	46 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	50.3	150^th of 325 public middle schools	53.8%		54.7	132^nd of 325 public middle schools	59.4%	18				47.1	48.2	45.4				39.1	36.1	27.0	95.7				$11,137	$887	$664	$1,551	$8,540	$1,045	$9,586
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	125 Falcon Lane	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3400	448	35	12.8	84.4%	364 (81.3%)	19 (4.2%)	40 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)	45.9	163^rd of 325 public middle schools	49.8%		49.3	153^rd of 325 public middle schools	52.9%	10				55.0	55.1	48.9				25.0	22.3	21.4	91.5				$11,782	$961	$825	$1,786	$8,901	$1,095	$9,996
Crosswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 School Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1600	531	40	13.2	100.0%	330 (62.1%)	31 (5.8%)	127 (23.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	60.1	246^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.5	241^st of 644 public elementary schools	62.6%	5	62.0	63.7	45.4				64.8	54.6	44.2								$11,073	$1,203	$779	$1,982	$8,177	$914	$9,091
Lakes and Bridges Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	1600 E Main Street	Easley	29641	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 442-5580	199	20	10.0	27.1%	167 (83.9%)	11 (5.5%)	14 (7.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4.9	632^nd of 638 public elementary schools	0.9%		10.3	605^th of 644 public elementary schools	6.1%	27	18.2	13.9		32.4	24.1	33.3	18.2	8.3		8.8	3.4	7.4
Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	563	38	15.0	100.0%	486 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	60	248^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.2	228^th of 644 public elementary schools	64.6%	20	52.8	61.9	55.1				58.3	64.3	38.8								$9,959	$756	$682	$1,439	$7,542	$979	$8,520
Liberty Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	940 Chastain Road	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-4800	622	42	14.7	100.0%	531 (85.4%)	13 (2.1%)	33 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)								(n/a)																	$9,944	$1,179	$798	$1,977	$7,001	$965	$7,966
Youth Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	698 Concord Church Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 898-4511	287	19	15.1	8.0%	260 (90.6%)	5 (1.7%)	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	81.1	54^th of 325 public middle schools	83.4%		88.8	30^th of 325 public middle schools	90.8%	24				65.0	69.4	74.4				34.0	54.1	45.5	100.0				$11,474	$1,145	$107	$1,252	$127	$10,095	$10,222
Easley High	Public	9-12	154 Green Wave Boulevard	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3100	1,904	95	20.0	64.7%	1,270 (66.7%)	202 (10.6%)	303 (15.9%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (6.0%)	48.1	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%		52.3	99^th of 237 public high schools	58.2%	8													60.6	61.6	50.2	88.2	$9,508	$558	$532	$1,090	$7,280	$1,138	$8,418
Liberty High	Public	9-12	124 Red Devil Drive	Liberty	29657	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-2600	684	44	15.4	68.1%	588 (86.0%)	20 (2.9%)	44 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	29	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%		47.7	112^th of 237 public high schools	52.7%	56													56.8	52.4	49.7	79.2	$13,169	$1,048	$621	$1,669	$9,937	$1,563	$11,500
Pickens High	Public	9-12	150 Blue Flame Drive	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3600	1,376	84	16.3	66.4%	1,207 (87.7%)	31 (2.3%)	79 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (4.2%)	62.6	69^th of 235 public high schools	70.6%		40.6	128^th of 237 public high schools	46.0%	59													70.8	66.8	66.4	89.6	$10,632	$708	$601	$1,309	$8,029	$1,294	$9,323
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	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McKissick Academy of Science and Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	503	36	13.9	100.0%	278 (55.3%)	60 (11.9%)	106 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.7%)	71.4	175^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.6%		59.3	249^th of 644 public elementary schools	61.3%	74	66.3	66.6	62.0				58.8	61.1	49.4								$10,825	$1,244	$742	$1,987	$7,902	$936	$8,838
Dacusville Middle	Public	6-8	899 Thomas Mill Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-3525	251	23	11.0	80.9%	225 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	19 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	65.8	96^th of 325 public middle schools	70.5%		68.5	88^th of 325 public middle schools	72.9%	8				53.4	41.0	65.0				46.6	36.9	51.3	100.0				$14,588	$1,322	$872	$2,194	$10,824	$1,570	$12,394
R. C. Edwards Middle	Public	6-8	1157 Madden Bridge Road	Central	29630	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-4200	840	48	17.6	53.8%	620 (73.8%)	73 (8.7%)	50 (6.0%)	38 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.8%)	84.9	45^th of 325 public middle schools	86.2%		79.3	63^rd of 325 public middle schools	80.6%	18				72.4	67.7	61.4				52.4	50.9	42.6	100.0				$9,098	$505	$576	$1,080	$7,078	$940	$8,018
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	545	36	15.0	64.4%	489 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	71.5	174^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.7%		63.4	227^th of 644 public elementary schools	64.8%	53	59.8	75.9	65.0				59.8	59.5	47.4								$10,413	$648	$648	$1,295	$8,269	$848	$9,117
Ambler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	838 Ambler School Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1200	366	23	15.9	73.2%	313 (85.5%)	9 (2.5%)	20 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	85.4	81^st of 638 public elementary schools	87.3%		76.3	140^th of 644 public elementary schools	78.3%	59	73.5	68.8	72.3				69.1	64.6	67.7								$10,162	$879	$675	$1,554	$7,594	$1,014	$8,608
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	443	33	13.2	100.0%	259 (58.5%)	76 (17.2%)	62 (14.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.5%)	62	232^nd of 638 public elementary schools	63.6%		67.8	202^nd of 644 public elementary schools	68.6%	30	44.5	63.8	65.5				49.4	59.4	55.2								$10,344	$664	$687	$1,352	$8,258	$734	$8,992

Best Public Schools in Pickens County, SC

Clemson Elementary

Ambler Elementary

R. C. Edwards Middle

Hunt Meadows Elementary

Youth Leadership Academy

Forest Acres Elementary

D. W. Daniel High

Six Mile Elementary

McKissick Academy of Science and Technology

Dacusville Middle

Hagood Elementary

Pickens High

Central Academy of the Arts

Pickens Elementary

Crosswell Elementary

Dacusville Elementary

East End Elementary

Richard H. Gettys Middle

Liberty Elementary

Pickens Middle

Easley High

Liberty Middle

West End Elementary

Liberty High

Lakes and Bridges Charter School

Concrete Primary

Liberty Primary

Pickens County Career and Technology Center

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