📍 140 Torch Lane, Pickens, Pickens County, 29671
Pickens Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pickens, Pickens County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pickens 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pickens Middle enrolls 546 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 450 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 8.4% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
459 of the school's 546 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Pickens Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Pickens 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 546 students, Pickens 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: Town - Fringe