Wren High

Wren High operates as a moderately sized high school in Piedmont, South Carolina, overseen by Anderson 01. Current enrollment sits at 1,252 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Within Anderson 01, which oversees 14 schools and 10,886 students, Wren High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wren High logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Anderson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wren High has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household income runs about $66,651, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anderson County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,806 students), of which Wren High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wren Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Wren High.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 13%: 1,105 students in 2018 compared to 1,252 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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