Aiken Elementary

Aiken Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Aiken, South Carolina, one of the schools within Aiken 01. Current enrollment sits at 508 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Aiken 01, which oversees 40 schools and 22,916 students, Aiken Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aiken Elementary shows that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Aiken Elementary reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the surrounding community, census data for Aiken County shows median household income runs about $70,609, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Aiken County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), of which Aiken Elementary is one.

Warrenville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aiken Elementary.

Aiken Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Aiken Elementary's enrollment has declined 38% since 2018, when it stood at 817 (now 508). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.