📍 899 Thomas Mill Road, Easley, Pickens County, 29640
Dacusville Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Easley, Pickens County. The school has 251 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dacusville Middle enrolls 251 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 251 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Dacusville Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 4.
Dacusville Middle 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 251 students, Dacusville Middle is smaller than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe