📍 140 Blue and Gold Boulevard, Central, Pickens County, 29630
D. W. Daniel High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Central, Pickens County. The school has 1,201 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 90% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
D. W. Daniel High enrolls 1,201 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.3% Black or African American and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 905 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
564 of the school's 1,201 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 551 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.
D. W. Daniel High 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 1, state house district 3.
D. W. Daniel High 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 1,201 students, D. W. Daniel High is larger than the district average of about 680 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe