Central Academy of the Arts

Central Academy of the Arts is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in Central, South Carolina, run under Pickens 01, serveing 499 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 23 schools in Pickens 01 (16,313 students total), Central Academy of the Arts accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Central Academy of the Arts shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Central Academy of the Arts has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pickens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,064 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Pickens County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students), Central Academy of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: R. C. Edwards Middle, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Academy of the Arts has ticked up 39%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.