Home > South Carolina > Pickens

D. W. Daniel High School

140 Blue And Gold Boulevard

Tel: (864)397-2900

D. W. Daniel High School serves 1,101 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 48%.
D. W. Daniel High School operates within the Pickens 01 School District.
Pickens 01 School District's 66% graduation rate is equal to the SC state average of 66%.

The student:teacher ratio of 20:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.36 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	20:1	16:1

Asian	2%	1%

Hispanic	5%	8%

Black	12%	35%

White	79%	52%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.36	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	23%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	6%

Pickens 01 School District's student population of 16,619 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 66% has decreased from 96% over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,793 in this district is less than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,813 is less than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has declined by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Pickens 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	26	6
Number of Students Managed	16,619	3,454

Graduation Rate	66%	66%

District Total Revenue	$164 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$164 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,793	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$9,813	$10,999

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores