📍 401 McAlister Road, Easley, Pickens County, 29642
Forest Acres Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Easley, Pickens County. The school has 710 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forest Acres Elementary enrolls 710 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.4% Two or more races and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 511 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 9.4% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 8% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 710 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Acres Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 2, state house district 5.
Forest Acres Elementary is one of 24 schools in Pickens 01, based in Easley, South Carolina. The district serves 16,313 students district-wide and employs 1,093 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 710 students, Forest Acres Elementary is close to the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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