Aiken County School District
Serves Aiken, North Augusta, Burnettown, New Ellenton, Jackson, Wagener, Ridge Spring, Salley, Perry, Monetta, Ward and Windsor.
Aiken’s School Grade B better than 62% of South Carolina school districts
What stands out about Aiken County School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 62% of South Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the SC average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $211.7M, about $9,239 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 62% of the 92 South Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Aiken. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. SC
2021–22 · class of 202398% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
40 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools.
Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within South Carolina.