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North Augusta High

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North Augusta High ranks 93 rd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 62% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

North Augusta High serves approximately 1,645 students in grades 9-12 in North Augusta, SC, and is part of the Aiken 01 school district. The school has shown a strong upward trend recently, climbing from a 2-star to a 3-star rating and jumping 45 spots in the state rankings over the past year—a sign that it is recovering well after a challenging pandemic period.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its graduation rate of 90.7%, which beats both the district (85.5%) and state (86.7%) averages. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby schools like Aiken High (79.8%) and Silver Bluff High (80.4%). The dropout rate is also remarkably low at just 0.5%—the lowest among all comparable schools and dramatically better than the district average of 2.8%. Academically, the school excels in English 2, with 86.4% of students scoring proficient, and has shown a dramatic one-year improvement in Algebra 1, jumping from about 57% to 83% proficiency. There have also been notable gains among student subgroups, including significant improvements for English Language Learners and African American students, both of which saw major percentile jumps in the latest school year.

While the school is performing well overall, there are a couple of areas to watch. Chronic absenteeism sits at 25.4%, which is above the state average, though it has improved from the previous year. Support for disabled students remains the school's weakest area, ranking in the bottom quartile statewide, though it is gradually improving. On the cost side, North Augusta spends $11,560 per student—less than several nearby schools like South Aiken High ($12,188) and Aiken High ($13,738)—while still achieving better outcomes on key metrics like graduation and dropout rates. For parents, this suggests a school that is efficiently using its resources to help students succeed, with a solid foundation that is steadily rebuilding toward its pre-pandemic performance levels.

1,645

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,085

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

2000 Knobcone Avenue
North Augusta, SC 29841

(803) 442-6100

District: Aiken 01

Feeder schools for North Augusta High:

Elementary:	Belvedere Elementary
	Hammond Hill Elementary
	Mossy Creek Elementary
	North Augusta Elementary
Middle:	North Augusta Middle
	Paul Knox Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

African American:

30.6%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Aiken 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 21% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg69%

93^rd of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

37^th of 75Aiken 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	93 of 248	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	138 of 240	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	128 of 243	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	94 of 237	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	82 of 226	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	85 of 227	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	31 of 225	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	59 of 216	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	56.9	59 of 223	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	62.4	53 of 231	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	56.6	71 of 232	69.4%	★★★★☆
2014	61.1	85 of 210	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	58 of 203	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	75.3	44 of 202	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.1	51 of 199	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	38 of 199	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	47 of 188	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	37 of 185	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	23 of 191	88.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆
2005	75.2	22 of 187	88.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	63 of 200	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	144 of 196	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	100 of 197	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	73 of 199	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	52 of 190	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	47 of 178	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	8 of 184	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	40 of 183	78.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	99 of 136	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	115 of 140	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	131 of 147	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	116 of 141	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	75 of 143	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	17.5	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	67 of 71	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	43 of 68	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	100 of 229	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	135 of 231	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	101 of 223	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	99 of 220	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	89 of 213	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.9	17 of 213	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	64.3	48 of 210	77.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	98 of 155	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	100 of 154	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	50 of 158	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	110 of 156	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	78 of 124	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	90 of 122	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.0	50 of 119	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	46 of 93	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	28 of 86	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	40 of 80	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	94 of 241	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.1	164 of 230	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	154 of 235	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	92 of 226	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	85 of 220	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	87 of 213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	12 of 217	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	48.2	88 of 214	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	79 of 233	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	133 of 228	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	121 of 234	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	92 of 229	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	72 of 224	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	76 of 215	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	40 of 218	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	78 of 213	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	41 of 61	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	35 of 59	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	31 of 53	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.8	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	68 of 203	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	113 of 200	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	103 of 202	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	84 of 197	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	64 of 192	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	63 of 189	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	37 of 191	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	52 of 185	71.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)68th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2026)27th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 286%+3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 283%+19 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution65%+3 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 260%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
North Augusta High	Public	9-12	2000 Knobcone Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 442-6100	1,645	93	17.6	56.9%	779 (47.4%)	503 (30.6%)	253 (15.4%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	62.4	93^rd of 248 public high schools	62.5%		41	138^th of 240 public high schools	42.5%	45	83.3	59.5	65.3	86.4	$12,085	$346	$546	$893	$9,890	$1,302	$11,193
Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	672	43	15.8	9.1%	476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	67	77^th of 248 public high schools	69.0%		66.1	60^th of 240 public high schools	75.0%	17	90.0	63.3	61.7	91.4	$11,497	$117	$30	$147	$9,011	$2,338	$11,349
Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,558	88	17.7	74.0%	656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	42.2	149^th of 248 public high schools	39.9%		34.9	152^nd of 240 public high schools	36.7%	3	70.4	48.4	58.5	81.3	$11,954	$506	$545	$1,051	$9,353	$1,550	$10,903
Aiken County Career Center	Public	10-12	2455 Jefferson Davis Highway	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7300	0	19	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1	30.7%	114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.7	4^th of 248 public high schools	98.4%		97.5	3^rd of 240 public high schools	98.8%	1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,434	$122	$496	$618	$8,489	$2,327	$10,816
Trenton High	Public	9-12	84 Greenhouse Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3044	3	4	.7	66.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
South Aiken High	Public	9-12	232 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2600	1,349	80	16.8	58.2%	658 (48.8%)	414 (30.7%)	156 (11.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	61	101^st of 248 public high schools	59.3%		51	106^th of 240 public high schools	55.8%	5	71.7	61.6	58.6	88.2	$12,297	$326	$545	$871	$10,225	$1,202	$11,426
Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14.0	—	430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	46.9	134^th of 248 public high schools	46.0%		31.8	165^th of 240 public high schools	31.3%	31	82.5	48.6	60.6	82.4	$15,043	$611	$555	$1,166	$12,065	$1,813	$13,878
Silver Bluff High	Public	9-12	64 DeSoto Drive	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 652-8100	756	48	15.7	76.2%	313 (41.4%)	297 (39.3%)	90 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	49.2	128^th of 248 public high schools	48.4%		46	120^th of 240 public high schools	50.0%	8	85.3	56.3	69.0	75.8	$13,184	$435	$553	$989	$10,798	$1,397	$12,196
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3	68.2%	284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	42.6	148^th of 248 public high schools	40.3%		18.4	200^th of 240 public high schools	16.7%	52		50.3	39.0	88.8	$18,294	$2,097	$595	$2,692	$13,232	$2,371	$15,602

Frequently Asked Questions about North Augusta High

How many students attend North Augusta High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,645 students attended North Augusta High.

Is North Augusta High a good school?

North Augusta High ranks 93^rd of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Augusta High?

Students at North Augusta High are 47% White, 31% African American, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is North Augusta High in?

Aiken 01

What schools feed into North Augusta High?

North Augusta High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belvedere Elementary
Elementary : Hammond Hill Elementary
Elementary : Mossy Creek Elementary
Elementary : North Augusta Elementary
Middle : North Augusta Middle
Middle : Paul Knox Middle

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