Aiken High School in Aiken SC

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Aiken High:

SchoolDigger ranks Aiken High 135^th of 227 South Carolina public high schools. (See Aiken High in the ranking list.)

Aiken 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Aiken 01 37^th of 80 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	SC State Percentile
2005	62.36	87^th	187	53.5%
2006	63.85	70^th	191	63.4%
2007	68.24	50^th	191	73.8%
2008	58.68	98^th	185	47.0%
2009	61.26	79^th	188	58.0%
2010	52.94	104^th	199	47.7%
2011	57.40	86^th	199	56.8%
2012	52.47	107^th	202	47.0%
2013	66.31	68^th	203	66.5%
2014	63.42	81^st	210	61.4%
2015	52.86	84^th	232	63.8%
2016	46.03	103^rd	231	55.4%
2017	43.72	96^th	223	57.0%
2018	37.91	112^th	216	48.1%
2019	44.44	95^th	225	57.8%
2021	37.80	135^th	227	40.5%

Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Monday, March 19, 2018

My family has been very satisfied with Aiken High. The teachers are caring, the guidance department is extremely helpful, and the administration is second to none. The new physical campus is pushing the school to an even greater level of excellence. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Aiken High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	681	457	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1138
1989	764	489	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1253
1990	779	508	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1291
1991	749	497	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1254
1992	720	541	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1274
1993	722	503	10	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1238
1994	691	528	10	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	1234
1995	759	565	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	1338
1996	759	565	8	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	1338
1997	912	549	12	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	1482
1998	908	552	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	1480
1999	936	574	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1529
2000	952	535	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	1502
2001	960	567	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	1541
2002	890	640	7	12	1	n/a	n/a	3	1553
2003	890	640	7	12	1	n/a	n/a	3	1553
2004	913	634	7	13	1	n/a	n/a	1	1569
2005	880	611	14	25	4	n/a	n/a	3	1537
2006	918	619	15	27	6	n/a	n/a	5	1590
2007	955	675	9	29	6	n/a	n/a	0	1674
2008	907	684	8	30	8	n/a	n/a	6	1643
2009	856	705	9	35	4	n/a	n/a	6	1615
2010	767	699	10	44	4	n/a	n/a	5	1529
2011	773	644	8	38	6	1	11	0	1481
2012	744	596	7	62	3	1	19	0	1432
2013	737	573	7	64	4	0	22	0	1407
2014	738	585	7	73	4	0	29	0	1436
2015	708	580	5	96	2	0	42	0	1433
2016	705	592	2	80	3	2	48	0	1432
2017	712	600	2	104	3	1	46	0	1468
2018	660	609	5	112	6	1	45	0	1438
2019	602	615	7	80	5	1	35	0	1345
2020	585	577	7	92	4	0	33	0	1298
2021	504	592	6	100	3	0	39	0	1244

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aiken High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1138	53.5	21.2	n/a
1989	1253	61.3	20.4	n/a
1990	1291	63.0	20.4	n/a
1991	1254	64.5	19.4	14.6
1992	1274	64.5	19.7	16.6
1993	1238	62.9	19.7	19.1
1994	1234	67.0	18.4	22.2
1995	1338	65.3	20.5	19.7
1996	1338	65.3	20.5	19.7
1997	1482	68.8	21.5	22.1
1998	1480	71.8	20.6	29.9
1999	1529	76.0	20.1	28.3
2000	1502	79.0	19.0	27.6
2001	1541	81.5	18.9	34.3
2002	1553	88.5	17.5	35.4
2003	1553	88.5	17.5	35.4
2004	1569	87.0	18.0	39.1
2005	1537	90.0	17.1	41.4
2006	1590	93.1	17.1	37.5
2007	1674	124.5	13.4	47.1
2008	1643	94.5	17.4	48.7
2009	1615	94.5	17.1	49.4
2010	1529	87.0	17.5	55.9
2011	1481	81.0	18.2	55
2012	1432	82.9	17.2	52.9
2013	1407	80.0	17.5	55.1
2014	1436	78.0	18.4	54.1
2015	1433	78.0	18.3	56.5
2016	1432	79.0	18.1	53.8
2017	1468	81.0	18.1	54.7
2018	1438	79.0	18.2	56.1
2019	1345	83.0	16.2	55.2
2020	1298	76.8	16.9	51.3
2021	1244	77.0	16.1	65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Aiken High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1138	53.5	21.2	n/a
1989	1253	61.3	20.4	n/a
1990	1291	63.0	20.4	n/a
1991	1254	64.5	19.4	14.6
1992	1274	64.5	19.7	16.6
1993	1238	62.9	19.7	19.1
1994	1234	67.0	18.4	22.2
1995	1338	65.3	20.5	19.7
1996	1338	65.3	20.5	19.7
1997	1482	68.8	21.5	22.1
1998	1480	71.8	20.6	29.9
1999	1529	76.0	20.1	28.3
2000	1502	79.0	19.0	27.6
2001	1541	81.5	18.9	34.3
2002	1553	88.5	17.5	35.4
2003	1553	88.5	17.5	35.4
2004	1569	87.0	18.0	39.1
2005	1537	90.0	17.1	41.4
2006	1590	93.1	17.1	37.5
2007	1674	124.5	13.4	47.1
2008	1643	94.5	17.4	48.7
2009	1615	94.5	17.1	49.4
2010	1529	87.0	17.5	55.9
2011	1481	81.0	18.2	55
2012	1432	82.9	17.2	52.9
2013	1407	80.0	17.5	55.1
2014	1436	78.0	18.4	54.1
2015	1433	78.0	18.3	56.5
2016	1432	79.0	18.1	53.8
2017	1468	81.0	18.1	54.7
2018	1438	79.0	18.2	56.1
2019	1345	83.0	16.2	55.2
2020	1298	76.8	16.9	51.3
2021	1244	77.0	16.1	65.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Aiken High

Year	Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from Federal Funds	Total Expenditures from Federal Funds	Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$394 (4.5%)	$205 (2.4%)	$599 (6.9%)	$7,065 (81.1%)	$1,052 (12.1%)	$8,117 (93.1%)	$8,716
2020	$507 (5.2%)	$301 (3.1%)	$808 (8.4%)	$7,612 (78.7%)	$1,250 (12.9%)	$8,862 (91.6%)	$9,670

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Aiken High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 95^th of 225 High schools	Ranks 135^th of 227 High schools	17.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Aiken High)	54.6	19.4	35.2%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Aiken 01)	68	48.4	19.6%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)	68.6	61.5	7.1%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Aiken High)	64	48.7	15.3%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (Aiken 01)	67.5	50.6	16.9%
End of Course Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (South Carolina)	67.2	57.3	9.9%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (Aiken High)	77.5	50.2	27.3%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (Aiken 01)	70.4	53	17.5%
End of Course U.S. History and the Constitution (South Carolina)	66.9	58.2	8.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1345	1244	7.5%
African American	615	592	3.7%
American Indian	5	3	40%
Asian	7	6	14.3%
Hispanic	80	100	25%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
Two or More Races	35	39	11.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	55.2%	65.1%	9.9%

Elementary:	Aiken Elementary
	J. D. Lever Elementary
	North Aiken Elementary

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