Richard H. Gettys Middle

Richard H. Gettys Middle operates as a roomy junior high in Easley, South Carolina, run under Pickens 01. Current enrollment sits at 1,217 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Richard H. Gettys Middle sits 96% larger than that benchmark.

Pickens 01 comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 16,313 students; Richard H. Gettys Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Richard H. Gettys Middle shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, Richard H. Gettys Middle records 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Richard H. Gettys Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Pickens County shows median household income runs about $61,064, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Richard H. Gettys Middle is one of 27 public schools in Pickens County (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students).

Nearest neighbor: East End Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Richard H. Gettys Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 1,329 students in 2018 compared to 1,217 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 72% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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