Public schools in Easley, SC
Easley has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,543 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Pickens 01 runs 9 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Easley's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Easley | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens 01 | 9 | 16,310 | $11,485 |
| Anderson School District One | 2 | 10,839 | $10,981 |
| South Carolina Public Charter School District | 1 | 17,601 | $23,863 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Easley, 1,862 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley High | 1,862 | 17.8 | 62.9% | Pickens 01 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Easley, 1,573 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard H. Gettys Middle | 1,217 | 14.7 | 71.1% | Pickens 01 |
| Dacusville Middle | 356 | 14.2 | 75.7% | Pickens 01 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 elementary schools in Easley, 5,108 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete Primary | 765 | 16.1 | 46.0% | Anderson |
| Forest Acres Elementary | 677 | 15.0 | 52.7% | Pickens 01 |
| West End Elementary | 643 | 12.4 | 100.0% | Pickens 01 |
| East End Elementary | 618 | 14.4 | 74.4% | Pickens 01 |
| Dacusville Elementary | 573 | 15.7 | 100.0% | Pickens 01 |
| Hunt Meadows Elementary | 555 | 15.2 | 42.2% | Anderson |
| Crosswell Elementary | 554 | 12.3 | 100.0% | Pickens 01 |
| McKissick Academy of Science and Technology | 519 | 14.1 | 100.0% | Pickens 01 |
| Lakes and Bridges Charter School | 204 | 8.6 | 20.6% | South Carolina Public Charter |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Easley's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Easley school has 14.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 596 students (state 554).
| Easley | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 596 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 33% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 8.3% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Easley schools and the 1,183 South Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Easley
- Pickens 01Runs 9 of Easley's 12 public schools and spent $11,485 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,485
- Easley High, the largest high school in Easley1,862 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.1,862
- Compare Pickens 01 with Anderson School District OneEasley's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Easley addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Summerville26 schools
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Questions about schools in Easley
How many public schools are in Easley, SC?
12 public schools with an address in Easley were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,543 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Easley?
Easley High, with 1,862 students in 2024-25 (Pickens 01).Which districts run Easley's schools?
Pickens 01 (9 schools), Anderson School District One (2 schools), South Carolina Public Charter School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25