Public schools in Pickens, SC
Pickens has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,458 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Pickens 01 runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Pickens's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Pickens | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens 01 | 5 | 16,310 | $11,485 |
| 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 Pickens, 1,226 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens High | 1,226 | 14.6 | 63.5% | 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 Pickens, 856 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens Middle | 566 | 14.2 | 81.1% | Pickens 01 |
| Youth Leadership Academy | 290 | 15.3 | 3.5% | 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.
3 elementary schools in Pickens, 1,376 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagood Elementary | 567 | 15.2 | 79.6% | Pickens 01 |
| Pickens Elementary | 493 | 13.3 | 100.0% | Pickens 01 |
| Ambler Elementary | 316 | 14.0 | 68.6% | 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.
How Pickens's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Pickens school has 14.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 17% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 530 students (state 554).
| Pickens | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 530 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 17% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 17% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 17% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Pickens 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 Pickens
- Pickens 01Runs 5 of Pickens's 6 public schools and spent $11,485 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,485
- Pickens High, the largest high school in Pickens1,226 students in 2024-25, 14.6 per teacher.1,226
- Compare Pickens 01 with South Carolina Public Charter School DistrictPickens'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 a Pickens 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.
Other cities in South Carolina
- Columbia74 schools
- Greenville49 schools
- Charleston31 schools
- North Charleston29 schools
- Spartanburg28 schools
- Rock Hill26 schools
- Summerville26 schools
- Myrtle Beach25 schools
Questions about schools in Pickens
How many public schools are in Pickens, SC?
6 public schools with an address in Pickens were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 3,458 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Pickens?
Pickens High, with 1,226 students in 2024-25 (Pickens 01).Which districts run Pickens's schools?
Pickens 01 (5 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