Pickens Elementary

Set in Pickens, South Carolina, Pickens Elementary is an average-sized elementary school, run under Pickens 01. It teaches 493 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

Demographically, Pickens Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. Compared to Pickens County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Pickens County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,064, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Pickens County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students), Pickens Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pickens Middle, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Pickens Elementary.

Pickens Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pickens Elementary's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 493). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 88% to 81%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.