D. W. Daniel High

Set in Central, South Carolina, D. W. Daniel High is a middle-of-the-pack senior high, part of Pickens 01. It works with 1,222 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so D. W. Daniel High sits 28% above that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in Pickens 01 (16,313 students total), D. W. Daniel High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, D. W. Daniel High shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder breaks down as 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, D. W. Daniel High logs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting D. W. Daniel High higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Pickens County reports that 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%. In all, Pickens County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students), of which D. W. Daniel High is one.

R. C. Edwards Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

D. W. Daniel High operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at D. W. Daniel High has rose 12%, going from 1,095 students in 2018 to 1,222 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 78% to 74%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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