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Wren High

905 Wren School Road, Piedmont, SC 29673 · (864) 850-5900 · Anderson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,252 STUDENTS
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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
1,252
High
DISTRICT 1,121 · STATE 953
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 932426%
Grade 1034728%
Grade 1127922%
Grade 1230224%
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
98579%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
988%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
1018%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
484%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
64351%
Female
60949%

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Where Wren High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn 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
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,252
+127 (+11%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,054
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,2527017.9:1N/A
2023-241,2646718.9:140% (503)
2022-231,20266.218.2:140% (475)
2020-211,1255420.8:124% (268)
2017-181,10556.519.6:121% (234)
2015-161,1755820.3:124% (280)
2010-111,7028121.0:122% (377)
2000-011,2966320.6:113% (164)
1990-911,0545021.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wren High.

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.

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Anderson County at a glance

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Population
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students

Quick facts

School name
Wren High
District
Anderson 01
Address
905 Wren School Road, Piedmont, SC 29673
Phone
(864) 850-5900
County
Anderson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,252
Teachers (FTE)
70
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450078000077
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Wren High
How large is Wren High?
Wren High enrolls approximately 1,252 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wren High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wren High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wren High have?
Wren High employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Wren High?
Wren High reports a student body of 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wren High public or private?
Wren High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson 01.
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