School district · South Carolina

Aiken 01

Aiken 01 in South Carolina: 41 public schools with 22,916 students and 14.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,241 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 41
Students: 22,916
Students per teacher: 14.4; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,241; SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,591
Counselors (FTE): 78.3
Students per counselor: 293; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 14.3; Librarians (FTE): 43.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

57%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 57% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

10,071 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

35%proficient

+1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

10,061 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.8K15

$8.9K16

$9.3K17

$9.7K18

$10.1K19

$10.6K20

$11.9K21

$11.6K22

$12.0K23

$13.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 18% · $70.7M
State: 40% · $162.5M
Local: 42% · $170.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,749
Support services: $4,921
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $50M
Long-term debt: $230.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 21Middle schools: 11High schools: 9

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Aiken ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	508	14.1	70%	55%	Aiken
Belvedere Elementary	Pre-K–5	617	14.0	76%	60%	Belvedere
Byrd Elementary	Pre-K–5	708	15.4	66%	46%	Graniteville
Chukker Creek Elementary	Pre-K–5	578	14.2	70%	57%	Aiken
Clearwater ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	338	12.4	52%	32%	Clearwater
Cyril B. Busbee ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	467	13.7	48%	30%	Wagener
East Aiken School of the ArtsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	534	13.7	73%	64%	Aiken
Gloverville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	350	12.6	65%	54%	Gloverville
Graniteville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	417	13.9	56%	41%	Graniteville
Greendale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	333	13.6	57%	30%	New Ellenton
Hammond Hill Elementary	Pre-K–5	706	15.0	76%	68%	North Augusta
J. D. Lever ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	452	12.6	49%	37%	Aiken
Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	572	14.3	54%	31%	Warrenville
Millbrook Elementary	Pre-K–5	664	14.0	72%	62%	Aiken
Mossy Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	700	14.9	63%	47%	North Augusta
North Aiken ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	440	12.6	50%	40%	Aiken
North Augusta Elementary	Pre-K–5	610	14.2	59%	39%	North Augusta
Oakwood-Windsor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	427	12.9	53%	43%	Aiken
Redcliffe ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	588	15.3	56%	35%	Aiken
Ridge Spring-Monetta ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	14.4	49%	33%	Ridge Spring
Warrenville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	391	13.0	59%	47%	Warrenville
A. L. Corbett MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	203	13.5	39%	15%	Wagener
Aiken IntermediateFree meals for all	6	427	16.7	46%	22%	Aiken
Highland Springs MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	534	19.1	63%	29%	North Augusta
Jackson STEM MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	302	15.1	48%	20%	Jackson
Langley-Bath-Clearwater MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	476	16.4	45%	16%	Warrenville
Leavelle McCampbell Middle	6–8	540	20.8	48%	14%	Graniteville
M. B. Kennedy Middle	6–8	643	19.0	55%	22%	Aiken
New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle	6–8	274	13.0	61%	20%	New Ellenton
North Augusta Middle	6–8	492	18.3	62%	30%	North Augusta
Paul Knox Middle	6–8	573	18.5	63%	38%	North Augusta
Schofield MiddleFree meals for all	7–8	356	13.7	39%	11%	Aiken
Aiken County Career CenterCareer and technical	10–12	0	—	—	—	Warrenville
Aiken HighFree meals for all	9–12	1,097	14.1	—	—	Aiken
Aiken Scholars Academy	9–12	176	25.1	—	—	Aiken
Midland Valley High	9–12	1,558	17.7	—	—	Graniteville
North Augusta High	9–12	1,645	17.7	—	—	North Augusta
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ HighFree meals for all	6–12	460	12.4	35%	7.7%	Monetta
Silver Bluff High	9–12	756	15.8	—	—	Aiken
South Aiken High	9–12	1,349	16.9	—	—	Aiken
Wagener-Salley HighFree meals for all	9–12	245	9.4	—	—	Wagener

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 1000 Brookhaven Drive, Aiken, SC 29803
Phone: (803)641-2428

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.