Arial’s public schools outscore 76% of South Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Arial, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Arial’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,476 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Arial’s grade
A−: better than 76% of South Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Arial, with each school’s own grade.
Arial’s public schools are run by Pickens County School District, which also serves Central, Clemson, Easley and Liberty and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Arial vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Arial’s borders.
Every school in Arial
22 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Arial’s schools
Are Arial’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Arial children attend outscore 76% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Arial in?
Pickens County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,313 students in 23 schools (2024–25).
Where do Arial kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Easley High, Pickens High, D. W. Daniel High and Liberty High.
What is Arial’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Pickens County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Arial spend per student?
$12,476 in Pickens County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Arial families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.