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Wren High
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 324 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 347 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 302 | 24% |
Where Wren High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,252 | #74 of 250 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #173 of 215 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #184 of 217 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #42 of 108 | #2 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,252 | 70 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,264 | 67 | 18.9:1 | 40% (503) |
| 2022-23 | 1,202 | 66.2 | 18.2:1 | 40% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,125 | 54 | 20.8:1 | 24% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 1,105 | 56.5 | 19.6:1 | 21% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 1,175 | 58 | 20.3:1 | 24% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 1,702 | 81 | 21.0:1 | 22% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 1,296 | 63 | 20.6:1 | 13% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 1,054 | 50 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (1,105 to 1,252); teachers up 24% (56.5 to 70).
About Wren High
Wren High is a public high school run by Anderson 01 in Piedmont, South Carolina. It enrolled 1,252 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for high schools in South Carolina, which is about 953.
Anderson 01 serves 10,886 students across 14 schools.
White students are the majority at Wren High, with 79% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 77% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 70 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina.
Census estimates describe Anderson County this way: the median household income is $66,651, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Anderson County has 57 public schools and roughly 34,806 students.
Wren Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Wren High grew 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,125 to 1,252 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.9:1.
Discussions about Wren High may include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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