Summit Academy

As a tiny intermediate school in Pickens, South Carolina, Summit Academy instructs 59 students from grades 6 through 7, run under SC Public Charter School District. That puts it 91% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Summit Academy is one of 43 schools operated by SC Public Charter School District, a district that caters to 21,383 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Summit Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Pickens County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pickens County put median household earnings sit near $61,064, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Summit Academy is one of 27 public schools in Pickens County (combined enrollment of about 16,866 students).

Youth Leadership Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Summit Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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