Public schools in Piedmont, SC
Piedmont has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 7,833 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Greenville County Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Piedmont's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Piedmont | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville County Schools | 4 | 77,978 | $12,375 |
| Anderson School District One | 4 | 10,839 | $10,981 |
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.
2 high schools in Piedmont, 3,403 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmont High | 2,151 | 19.0 | 55.7% | Greenville County Schools |
| Wren High | 1,252 | 17.9 | 35.2% | Anderson |
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 Piedmont, 1,814 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wren Middle | 910 | 15.7 | 40.4% | Anderson |
| Woodmont Middle | 904 | 16.2 | 100.0% | Greenville County Schools |
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.
4 elementary schools in Piedmont, 2,616 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman Elementary | 804 | 15.8 | 47.2% | Anderson |
| Wren Elementary | 646 | 16.8 | 39.3% | Anderson |
| Grove Elementary | 622 | 13.5 | 100.0% | Greenville County Schools |
| Sue Cleveland Elementary | 544 | 13.9 | 100.0% | Greenville County Schools |
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 Piedmont's public schools compare with South Carolina's
The median Piedmont school has 16.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 38% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 854 students (state 554).
| Piedmont | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.0 | 13.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 854 | 554 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 38% | 50% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 50% | 54% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 6.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Piedmont 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 Piedmont
- Greenville County SchoolsRuns 4 of Piedmont's 8 public schools and spent $12,375 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,375
- Woodmont High, the largest high school in Piedmont2,151 students in 2024-25, 19.0 per teacher.2,151
- Compare Greenville County Schools with Anderson School District OnePiedmont'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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont
How many public schools are in Piedmont, SC?
8 public schools with an address in Piedmont were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 7,833 students.What is the largest high school in Piedmont?
Woodmont High, with 2,151 students in 2024-25 (Greenville County Schools).Which districts run Piedmont's schools?
Greenville County Schools (4 schools), Anderson School District One (4 schools). 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