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Schools in Wagener

Wagener’s public schools

Aiken County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wagener. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 12% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
915 students on the public path
In brief

Wagener’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wagener’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Wagener-Salley High places highest (better than 56%); A. L. Corbett Middle lowest (14%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wagener, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cyril B. Busbee ElementaryAiken County School DistrictC−
6–8A. L. Corbett MiddleAiken County School DistrictD
9–12Wagener-Salley HighAiken County School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Aiken County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Aiken County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 40 schools · 22,916 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$13,241SC $15,090 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 52.1% · 11734 students tested
Math34%
State average 41% · 11524 students tested

Wagener vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Wagener’s borders.

Schools next door
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Wagener—Aiken County

Every school in Wagener

3 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).

District schools in Wagenerby address
Cyril B. Busbee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
467 students14:1Rate it →
A. L. Corbett Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
203 students14:1Rate it →
Wagener-Salley High
High · Grades 9–12
B
245 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Wagener’s schools

Are Wagener’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wagener. Aiken County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wagener. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wagener in?

Aiken County School District.

Where do Wagener kids go to high school?

Wagener-Salley High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.