📍 510 South Pendleton Street, Easley, Pickens County, 29640
Richard H. Gettys Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Easley, Pickens County. The school has 1,284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Richard H. Gettys Middle enrolls 1,284 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 821 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 192 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
956 of the school's 1,284 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 913 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Richard H. Gettys Middle 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.
Richard H. Gettys 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 1,284 students, Richard H. Gettys Middle is larger than 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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