Hagood Elementary

Hagood Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Pickens, South Carolina, run under Pickens 01. Current enrollment sits at 567 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Pickens 01 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 16,313 students; Hagood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hagood Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pickens County as a whole.

On the resource side, Hagood Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Pickens County reports that median household income runs about $61,064, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Pickens County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students), Hagood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pickens Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hagood Elementary.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hagood Elementary has grew 16%, going from 489 students in 2018 to 567 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.