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Pickens County School District

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Pickens County School District is located in northwest South Carolina. Pickens County School District has 496.41 square miles of land area and 15.62 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pickens County School District population is 119,577. Pickens County School District median household income is $41,501 in 2010-2014. Pickens County School District median house value is $120,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Pickens County School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (11 out of 79, top 14%) Elementary/Middle School: (15 out of 79, top 19%)* Rank: #22
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	26
Population	119,577 (2010-2014), rank #11
Population Growth	3.00% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	233.54/sq mi, rank #19
Median Household Income:	$41,501 at 2010-2014—-1.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #32
Median House Price:	$120,600 at 2010-2014—1.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #27
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	496.41 sq mi, rank #22
Water Area:	15.62 sq mi (3.05%), rank #19
State:	South Carolina
County:	Pickens County
City:	Central, Six Mile, Pickens, Liberty, Sunset, Easley, Marietta, Cleveland, Norris, Greenville, Arial, Clemson, Pendleton
Zip:	29630, 29682, 29671, 29657, 29685, 29640, 29661, 29635, 29642, 29611, 29631, 29670, 29634, 29667
Area:	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC

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Pickens County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1348 Griffin Mill Rd

Easley SC, 29640, Pickens County

Phone: 864-397-1000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	16,716	16,735	16,546	16,319	16,594	16,647	16,658
English Language Learner Students:	541	590	560	560	568	524	234
Total Teachers:	1,023.30	1,034.10	989.10	981.60	1,014.70	1,152.90	1,072.80
Prekindergarten:	14.50	14.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	13.00	10.50
Kindergarten:	57.00	59.00	54.50	56.00	59.00	48.00	43.50
Elementary:	662.80	660.60	641.60	634.10	657.60	774.50	271.00
Secondary:	289.00	300.50	283.00	281.50	287.10	317.40	747.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	462.40	340.70	397.10	374.60	397.00	407.40	380.90
Instructional Aides:	138.20	146.20	140.30	155.10	168.00	180.00	178.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	19.00	16.00	34.30	3.00	7.00	10.00	8.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	38.00	38.50	38.00	40.50	45.00	42.00	34.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	23.00	24.50	24.00	26.50	28.50	27.50	10.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	15.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	16.50	14.50	24.70
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	23.10	23.00	23.00	26.00	28.00	26.00	26.00
Library/Media Support:	6.50	7.50	6.60	6.60	15.00	17.00	18.50
District Administrators:	10.00	10.00	11.00	9.00	8.60	10.60	11.70
District Administrative Support:	20.50	24.50	21.00	15.50	9.00	10.60	7.00
School Administrators:	54.50	NA	56.00	55.00	58.00	60.00	54.10
School Administrative Support:	75.20	NA	3.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	NA
Student Support Services:	57.70	57.30	50.40	48.40	53.40	46.20	40.40
Other Support Services:	19.70	17.70	13.50	14.50	3.00	3.00	2.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.34	16.18	16.73	16.62	16.35	14.44	15.53

Schools

A. R. Lewis Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1755 Shady Grove Rd, Pickens SC 29671
Ambler Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	838 Ambler School Rd, Pickens SC 29671
Central Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	608 Johnson Rd, Central SC 29630
Chastain Road Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	940 Chastain Rd, Liberty SC 29657
Clemson Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	581 Berkeley Dr, Clemson SC 29631
Crosswell Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	161 School Rd, Easley SC 29640
D. W. Daniel High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	140 Blue And Gold Blvd, Central SC 29630
Dacusville Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	200 Cherokee Trail, Easley SC 29640
Dacusville Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	899 Thomas Mill Rd, Easley SC 29640
Easley High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	154 Green Wave Blvd, Easley SC 29642
East End Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	505 East Second Ave, Easley SC 29640
Forest Acres Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	401 Mcalister Rd, Easley SC 29642
Hagood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	435 Sparks Ln, Pickens SC 29671
Holly Springs Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	120 Holly Springs School Rd, Pickens SC 29671
Liberty Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	251 North Hillcrest St, Liberty SC 29657
Liberty High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	124 Red Devil Dr, Liberty SC 29657
Liberty Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	125 Falcon Ln, Liberty SC 29657
Mckissick Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	156 Mckissick Rd, Easley SC 29640
Pickens County Career And Technology Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	990 Chastain Rd, Liberty SC 29657
Pickens Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	567 Hampton Ave, Pickens SC 29671
Pickens High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	150 Blue Flame Dr, Pickens SC 29671
Pickens Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	140 Torch Ln, Pickens SC 29671
R. C. Edwards Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1157 Madden Bridge Rd, Central SC 29630
Richard H. Gettys Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	510 South Pendleton St, Easley SC 29640
Six Mile Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	777 North Main St, Six Mile SC 29682
West End Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	314 Pelzer Hwy, Easley SC 29642

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
HSAP Test
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	91.4%	86.2%
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	88.9%	84.9%
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	90.9%	88.1%
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	90.3%	87.7%
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	84.9%
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	60%	54.3%
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64.6%	60.6%
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	65.7%	57.4%
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	68.6%	61.4%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83.6%	76.4%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.1%	80.2%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85.1%	79.6%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	89%	84.6%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83.1%	80.2%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56.7%	50.9%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55.6%	51.8%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58.7%	54.2%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	61.5%	53.1%
PASS Test
2003	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85.2%	81.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91.5%	85.8%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87.1%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.1%	86.4%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	85.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.4%	86.7%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	78%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86.3%	80%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	80.3%
2013	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	82.8%
2003	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87.8%	82.3%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	82.7%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	83.4%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	80.9%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.5%	78.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.4%	77.1%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	67%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.8%	70%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78.8%	70.4%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	72.5%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.2%	69.7%
2003	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	63.7%	56.2%
2004	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	72.2%	60%
2005	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71.7%	64.4%
2006	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74.6%	62.7%
2007	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	64.5%
2008	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	79.3%	71.1%
2009	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	61.5%
2010	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	74.2%	55.7%
2011	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	71.8%	60.8%
2012	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	72.4%	60.7%
2013	Science	3rd Grade	% met std	78.3%	67.8%
2003	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	68.3%	61%
2004	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	72.1%
2005	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	87.4%	79.4%
2006	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	79.4%
2007	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	89.5%	84.7%
2008	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	83.8%
2009	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	85.6%	74.4%
2010	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73.2%
2011	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76.6%
2012	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83.7%	74.6%
2013	Social Studies	3rd Grade	% met std	83.1%	79.7%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	68.9%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	71%
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	79.2%	70.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81.9%	76.4%
2004	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84.1%	80.7%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	79.6%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	81.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	82.7%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	80.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83.9%	75.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	76.5%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86.1%	78%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78.2%
2013	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	78.9%
2003	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.7%	81.1%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	80.3%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	78.6%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	78.4%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.8%	78.1%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.6%	79%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	76.8%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.7%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	79.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.1%	78.4%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.3%	79.8%
2003	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.6%	57.1%
2004	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.7%	62.3%
2005	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	61.8%
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75.3%	62.8%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77%	63.8%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.3%	68.9%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	68.7%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	69.2%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	70.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	73.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81.2%	73.2%
2003	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	74.8%	64.7%
2004	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	79.5%	71%
2005	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83.8%	77.2%
2006	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	72.4%
2007	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	73.7%
2008	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.4%
2009	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79.8%
2010	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	83%	76.1%
2011	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2012	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80.9%
2013	Social Studies	4th Grade	% met std	88.2%	81.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.8%	70.1%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	82.2%	72.2%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	81.7%	74.3%
2003	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	68.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.2%	76.6%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	76.8%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	79.8%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	77.2%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77.6%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	80%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	78.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	78.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	76.5%
2013	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	81.9%
2003	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.2%	74.6%
2004	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83.1%	76.2%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	77.2%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	75.9%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	77.7%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.4%	77.9%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.6%	73.5%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75.2%	71.3%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	75.3%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	76.1%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.2%
2003	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.2%	58.2%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	60.3%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66.1%	56.7%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	59.5%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70.9%	60.6%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77.5%	61.4%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79.9%	68.3%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	66%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81.6%	71.7%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	73%
2003	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	60.4%
2004	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.9%	63.5%
2005	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	63.9%
2006	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73.3%	62.4%
2007	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	63.8%
2008	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	66.3%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	71.4%	66.1%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	70.4%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	77.9%	69.9%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80.2%	71.7%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	73.2%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	80.3%	74.5%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	83.8%	77.7%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.2%	73.6%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	81.7%	74.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	65.7%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	68.1%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	63.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	69.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	70.9%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	74.8%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	71.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.2%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	70.3%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	69.7%
2013	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79.7%	74.3%
2003	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	75.5%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.6%	77.2%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	78.7%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.1%	78.6%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	77.2%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	75.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	70.3%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	70.3%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.1%	72.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.1%	73.6%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.3%	71.3%
2003	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66.6%	58.4%
2004	Science	6th Grade	% met std	60.2%	54.2%
2005	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66.3%	56.2%
2006	Science	6th Grade	% met std	57.7%	51.9%
2007	Science	6th Grade	% met std	64.9%	59.5%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	65.5%	56.5%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73.8%	63.9%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	72.3%	60.9%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	64.9%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	78.2%	66.2%
2013	Science	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	68.3%
2003	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	68.7%	59.6%
2004	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	64.9%
2006	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	69.9%	67.7%
2007	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	77.1%
2008	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	77.8%
2009	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	79.6%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	77%	77.6%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	84.7%	77.8%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	83.1%	78%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77.1%	70.3%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	75.9%	71.9%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	74.7%
2003	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79.3%	70.2%
2004	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	75.4%	71.9%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	75%	71.5%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	70.1%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	69.8%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	75.5%	73%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	68.7%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	69.1%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69.9%	68.4%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.6%	71.4%
2013	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	73.2%
2003	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	68.8%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	71.5%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.9%	71.5%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	74.8%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	76.8%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.6%	77.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.5%	69.5%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.8%	67%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	69.7%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	71.5%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	68.3%
2003	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	58.8%
2004	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	62.7%
2005	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	61.7%
2006	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	57%
2007	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66%	64.8%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	68%	69.8%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	74.4%	71.2%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	73.3%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71.2%	71.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	77.7%	74.7%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	75.5%
2003	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	58.8%
2004	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	65.4%	60%
2005	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	63.7%	58.7%
2006	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	55.4%	53.9%
2007	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	57.3%
2008	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	59%	56.4%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	64.6%	60.3%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	65.5%	62%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	63.5%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	68.8%
2013	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	70%	68.3%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	70.1%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	69.7%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	76.5%
2003	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77.1%	66.8%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78.4%	73.3%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80.9%	74.7%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76.8%	72.7%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77.5%	71.3%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75.9%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	70.6%	67.5%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68.7%	63.7%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73.2%	67.8%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	69.8%
2013	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	67.5%
2003	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	67.1%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.9%	67.5%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	66.3%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.2%	65.3%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	67.9%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	69.7%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.9%	62.6%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66.1%	63.4%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	69.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.6%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	70.2%
2003	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	56.8%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	58.9%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66.3%	60%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	60.1%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	63.7%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	63.4%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.4%	62.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	67.7%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.8%	70.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78.6%	75.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	69.6%	71%
2003	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	60.8%
2004	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	72.1%	64.7%
2005	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	73.9%	66.5%
2006	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	67.4%
2007	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	68.6%	65.9%
2008	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	73.8%	68.7%
2009	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	72.4%	69.6%
2010	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	68.8%
2011	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	71.9%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	71.4%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	71.3%	71.3%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	68.1%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	71.9%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	73.4%	67.8%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	74.1%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.7%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$158,863,000	$9,601		$157,184,000	$9,632		$172,634,000	$10,403
Federal:	$15,879,000	$960	10.0%	$19,713,000	$1,208	12.5%	$22,430,000	$1,352	13.0%
State:	$79,527,000	$4,806	50.1%	$74,152,000	$4,544	47.2%	$74,526,000	$4,491	43.2%
Local:	$63,457,000	$3,835	39.9%	$63,319,000	$3,880	40.3%	$75,678,000	$4,561	43.8%
Total Expenditures:	$230,927,000	$13,957		$285,337,000	$17,485		$199,665,000	$12,032
Total Current Expenditures:	$126,422,000	$7,641		$125,196,000	$7,672		$128,674,000	$7,754
Instructional Expenditures:	$74,926,000	$4,528	59.3%	$74,560,000	$4,569	59.6%	$78,130,000	$4,708	60.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$16,521,018	$998	13.1%	$16,792,000	$1,029	13.4%	$17,367,000	$1,047	13.5%
Administration:	$12,249,000	$740	9.7%	$11,862,000	$727	9.5%	$11,819,000	$712	9.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$22,725,982	$1,374	18.0%	$21,982,000	$1,347	17.6%	$21,358,000	$1,287	16.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$87,103,000	$5,264		$142,676,000	$8,743		$52,980,000	$3,193
Construction:	$76,357,000	$4,615		$136,216,000	$8,347		$50,732,000	$3,057
Total Other:	$350,000	$21		$258,000	$16		$537,000	$32
Interest on Debt:	$16,460,000	$995		$16,762,000	$1,027		$16,962,000	$1,022

Total Salary:	$78,665,000	$4,754		$78,927,000	$4,837		$81,867,000	$4,934
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$53,057,000	$3,207	67.4%	$53,110,000	$3,254	67.3%	$55,811,000	$3,363	68.2%
Other Salary:	$25,608,000	$1,548	32.6%	$25,817,000	$1,582	32.7%	$26,056,000	$1,570	31.8%
Total Benefit:	$26,684,000	$1,613		$25,799,000	$1,581		$25,798,000	$1,555
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$17,202,000	$1,040	64.5%	$16,459,000	$1,009	63.8%	$16,486,000	$993	63.9%
Other Benefit:	$9,482,000	$573	35.5%	$9,340,000	$572	36.2%	$9,312,000	$561	36.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	26.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,549.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,747.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,096.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,567.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,252.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,520.0

* Pickens County School District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.