Southwood Academy for the Arts

Southwood Academy for the Arts is a small 6-8 campus in Anderson, South Carolina, part of Anderson 05. The school teaches 409 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 622.

Southwood Academy for the Arts is one of 19 schools operated by Anderson 05, a district that works with 12,131 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southwood Academy for the Arts lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Black, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Anderson County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,651 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Southwood Academy for the Arts is one of 57 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students).

Anderson Five Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Southwood Academy for the Arts.

Southwood Academy for the Arts operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southwood Academy for the Arts has climbed 18%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.