Pickens High High School
150 Blue Flame Dr
Pickens SC, 29671, Pickens County
Phone: 864-397-3600
Ranking: 
(69 out of 202, top 34%)*
(69 out of 202, top 34%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Pickens County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 84 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,406 | 1,411 | 1,387 | 1,467 | 1,489 | 1,456 | 1,466 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 424 | 30.2% | 440 | 31.2% | 399 | 28.8% | 466 | 31.8% | 465 | 31.2% | 434 | 29.8% | 462 | 31.5% |
| Grade 10: | 368 | 26.2% | 318 | 22.5% | 379 | 27.3% | 386 | 26.3% | 379 | 25.5% | 386 | 26.5% | 392 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 287 | 20.4% | 348 | 24.7% | 314 | 22.6% | 290 | 19.8% | 329 | 22.1% | 314 | 21.6% | 310 | 21.1% |
| Grade 12: | 327 | 23.3% | 305 | 21.6% | 295 | 21.3% | 325 | 22.2% | 316 | 21.2% | 322 | 22.1% | 302 | 20.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 704 | 50.1% | 722 | 51.2% | 714 | 51.5% | 750 | 51.1% | 747 | 50.2% | 711 | 48.8% | 704 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 702 | 49.9% | 689 | 48.8% | 673 | 48.5% | 717 | 48.9% | 729 | 49.0% | 735 | 50.5% | 757 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 1.8% | 25 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 34 | 2.4% | 32 | 2.3% | 45 | 3.2% | 47 | 3.2% | 64 | 4.3% | 54 | 3.7% | 55 | 3.8% |
| White: | 1,312 | 93.3% | 1,328 | 94.1% | 1,302 | 93.9% | 1,375 | 93.7% | 1,394 | 93.6% | 1,373 | 94.3% | 1,384 | 94.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 28 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 413 | 29.4% | 462 | 32.7% | 429 | 30.9% | 445 | 30.3% | 441 | 29.6% | 379 | 26.0% | 367 | 25.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 7.7% | 97 | 6.9% | 77 | 5.6% | 87 | 5.9% | 137 | 9.2% | 120 | 8.2% | 105 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.80 | 18.09 | 18.13 | 19.56 | 20.54 | 17.40 | 18.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 91.4% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 88.9% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90.9% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.3% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 64.6% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 65.7% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.6% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 83.6% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 85.1% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85.1% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 89% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.1% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 56.7% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 55.6% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 58.7% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 59.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,740.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,947.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,248.0 |
* Pickens High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.