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Pickens 01 School District

16,313 students · 24 schools · 13.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #15 of 81 in South Carolina

Students
16,313
Schools
24
Teachers (FTE)
1,179
Student–Teacher
13.8:1
County
Pickens
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Pickens 01 School District

Pickens 01 School District is a public school system serving Pickens County, South Carolina, based in Easley. It serves 16,313 students across 24 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #15 largest of South Carolina’s 81 school systems.

Phone8643971000
Address1348 Griffin Mill Road, Easley, SC 29640
CountyPickens County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Pickens 01 School District enrolls 16,313 students in 24 schools — an average of about 680 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #15 of 81 statewide by enrollment.

Students
16,313
#15 of 81 in South Carolina
Schools
24
~680 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Pickens 01 School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (16,313 students reported):

White
73%
Black
7%
Hispanic
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more
7%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Pickens 01 School District employs about 1,179 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1 — above the South Carolina average of about 13.8:1. Total district staff is roughly 2,421.

Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
state avg ~13.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
1,179
classroom teachers
Total staff
2,421
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How South Carolina funds schools

South Carolina funds districts through State Aid to Classrooms (SAC), which folded the old Education Finance Act and Education Improvement Act money into one weighted model. Rather than a flat base student cost, SAC funds a district’s weighted student count against the statewide average teacher cost (about $75,891, roughly $6,776 per pupil), adding weights for poverty, English learners and disability, with each district’s state-versus-local share set by its Index of Taxpaying Ability.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Pickens 01 School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

South Carolina rates districts Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory on the South Carolina School Report Cards, scoring achievement, growth, graduation, college-and-career readiness, English-learner progress and school climate. Look up Pickens 01 School District on the South Carolina School Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

South Carolina accredits public districts itself: the Department of Education holds them to the Defined Program under State Board Regulation 43-300, and a district may instead use an accepted external accreditor such as Cognia. See the South Carolina Department of Education for a district’s accreditation status.

How it compares

Pickens 01 School District vs. South Carolina

Enrollment rank
#15
of 81 districts
Ratio
13.8:1
state avg ~13.8:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Pickens County

See every South Carolina district side by side in the South Carolina directory.

Go deeper

Look up Pickens 01 School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the South Carolina General Assembly (State Aid to Classrooms) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Pickens 01 School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4503330. Confirm current details with the district and the South Carolina Department of Education.