R. C. Edwards Middle

R. C. Edwards Middle is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in Central, South Carolina, run under Pickens 01, with 835 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

R. C. Edwards Middle is one of 23 schools operated by Pickens 01, a district that hosts 16,313 students overall.

On demographics, R. C. Edwards Middle reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Pickens County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Pickens County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,064, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. R. C. Edwards Middle is one of 27 public schools in Pickens County (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students).

The closest other public school is D. W. Daniel High, roughly 1.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

R. C. Edwards Middle operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. C. Edwards Middle has grew 3%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 835 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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