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Wagener-Salley High

Public Grades 9-12

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Wagener-Sally High is a public high school located in Wagener, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 239 students. The school is part of the Aiken 01 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wagener-Sally High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, ranking between 140 and 210 out of 225-237 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief 2-star rating in 2015-2016 and 2018-2019. In comparison, the nearby Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/High School and White Knoll High School have higher rankings and ratings. Wagener-Sally High's student performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams is consistently lower than the Aiken 01 district and the state averages across all subject areas.

Wagener-Sally High has had a four-year graduation rate between 83.8% and 88.7% over the past few years, which is slightly lower than the state average. The school's dropout rate has ranged from 2.3% to 3.4% during the same period, which is slightly higher than the state average. Wagener-Sally High has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and the school's per-student spending has ranged from $16,362 to $18,757 over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

245

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,116

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

326 Seivern Road
Wagener, SC 29164

(803) 564-1100

District: Aiken 01

Feeder schools for Wagener-Salley High:

Middle:

A. L. Corbett Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

African American:

39.6%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (57% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg71%

192^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

39^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
2025	19.6	192 of 235	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	197 of 235	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	210 of 237	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	185 of 226	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	193 of 227	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	140 of 225	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	154 of 216	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	160 of 223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	158 of 231	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.2	170 of 232	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.6	142 of 210	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.0	180 of 203	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.6	171 of 202	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	144 of 199	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	160 of 199	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.0	93 of 188	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.1	127 of 185	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	118 of 191	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	129 of 191	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.7	141 of 187	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	134 of 194	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.2	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	165 of 190	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	170 of 178	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.3	28 of 184	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	19.8	159 of 183	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	201 of 225	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	202 of 225	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	175 of 223	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	174 of 220	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	141 of 213	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	141 of 210	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	201 of 229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	204 of 226	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	177 of 220	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	125 of 217	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	155 of 214	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	190 of 224	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	187 of 228	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	203 of 229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	189 of 224	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	171 of 215	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	147 of 218	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	154 of 213	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	190 of 196	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	177 of 196	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	194 of 197	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	164 of 192	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	169 of 189	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	160 of 191	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	97 of 185	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 278%-9 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 253%-21 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution52%-10 vs state

English 140%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 14, 2011

The moved Principal Keating here from another school because he had some serious problems at his last school. The school district covered everything up for him. Close Quote

Schools Near Wagener-Salley High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 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
Wagener-Salley High	Public	9-12	326 Seivern Road	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 564-1100	245	26	9.4		102 (41.6%)	97 (39.6%)	19 (7.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.2%)	19.6	192^nd of 235 public high schools	18.3%		17.7	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%	5								52.7	40.0	51.8	77.8	$22,116	$1,020	$1,323	$2,344	$17,212	$2,560	$19,772
Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4		487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	32	158^th of 235 public high schools	32.8%		32.1	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%	4								70.2	60.0	54.8	74.1	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.5	89^th of 235 public high schools	62.1%		40.1	132^nd of 235 public high schools	43.8%	43	44.0	47.2	51.7	16.0	22.2	41.4	24.0	84.8	65.5	46.7	90.0	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	14.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%		13.2	212^th of 235 public high schools	9.8%	3	30.0	54.0	26.9	0.0	5.4	0.0	25.0	50.0	42.9	38.2	77.5	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195
Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3		360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	17.9	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%		16.8	200^th of 235 public high schools	14.9%	2								65.3	41.4	34.5	80.1	$14,797	$769	$1,058	$1,827	$10,624	$2,346	$12,970
Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6		830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	56.9	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%		50.8	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	14								73.3	70.0	68.8	83.3	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
Williston-Elko High	Public	9-12	12233 Main Street	Williston	29853	Barnwell County	Barnwell	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 266-3110	192	14	14.2		65 (33.9%)	116 (60.4%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)
Ridge Spring-Monetta Middle/ High	Public	6-12	1071 Trojan Road	Monetta	29105	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2100	460	37	12.4		176 (38.3%)	155 (33.7%)	104 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	41.4	135^th of 235 public high schools	42.6%		27.2	174^th of 235 public high schools	26.0%	39	42.8	29.6	33.3	10.7	7.4	5.6	21.4	80.4	45.3	53.3	86.9	$13,833	$1,036	$1,287	$2,323	$10,274	$1,236	$11,510
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3		991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	34.3	152^nd of 235 public high schools	35.3%		40	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%	19								52.1	53.6	58.1	83.1	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Wagener-Salley High

What schools feed into Wagener-Salley High?

Wagener-Salley High is fed by the following schools:

Middle : A. L. Corbett Middle

What district is Wagener-Salley High in?

Aiken 01

How many students attend Wagener-Salley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Wagener-Salley High.

What is the racial makeup of Wagener-Salley High?

Students at Wagener-Salley High are 42% White, 40% African American, 10% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Wagener-Salley High a good school?

Wagener-Salley High ranks in the bottom 18.3% of South Carolina high schools.

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