Youth Leadership Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pickens, South Carolina
Youth Leadership Academy in Pickens, South Carolina enrolled 290 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
287 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 290 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 287 | 19.0 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 19.0 | 15.2 |
| 2024-25 | 290 | 19.0 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools
Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Youth Leadership Academy enrolled 239 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent7.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.9% of students were White, 2.1% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White95.9%
- Hispanic2.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Youth Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 71% | 58% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 52% | 42% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Pickens
2 public middle schools in Pickens report 2024-25 enrollment; Youth Leadership Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens Middle | 566 | 14.2 | 81.1% |
| Youth Leadership Academy | 290 | 15.3 | 3.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Youth Leadership Academy
- Pickens MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 566 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Liberty MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.1 miles away: 458 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
- Compare Youth Leadership Academy with Pickens MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Carolina Public Charter School District spends per student$23,863 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,863
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaYouth Leadership Academy is the number 216 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#216 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Youth Leadership Academy
How many students attend Youth Leadership Academy?
290 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 287 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pickens, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Youth Leadership Academy?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Youth Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Youth Leadership Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Youth Leadership Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Youth Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 71% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Youth Leadership Academy in?
South Carolina Public Charter School District, NCES district ID 4503901. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390101589 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.