📍 698 Concord Church Road, Pickens, Pickens County, 29671
Youth Leadership Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pickens, Pickens County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Youth Leadership Academy enrolls 287 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 287 students (8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 10 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.
Youth Leadership Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-30, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Youth Leadership Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Youth Leadership Academy is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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