Impact of COVID-19 on Pickens High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 133rd of 225 High schools | Ranks 128th of 237 High schools | 5.1% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Pickens High) | 50.6 | 50.5 | 0.1% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Pickens 01) | 70.1 | 67.1 | 3% |
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina) | 68.6 | 68.3 | 0.3% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Pickens High) | 55.6 | 30.7 | 24.9% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Pickens 01) | 67 | 57 | 10% |
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina) | 67.2 | 59.1 | 8.1% |
End of Course English 1 (Pickens High) | 61.6 | 85.8 | 24.2% |
End of Course English 1 (Pickens 01) | 82.6 | 86.7 | 4.1% |
End of Course English 1 (South Carolina) | 78.9 | 84 | 5.1% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1320 | 1376 | 4.2% |
African American | 40 | 31 | 22.5% |
American Indian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 4 | 1 | 75% |
Hispanic | 45 | 79 | 75.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 1196 | 1207 | 0.9% |
Two or More Races | 33 | 58 | 75.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 40.6% | 66.4% | 25.8% |