Aiken Scholars Academy

Aiken, South Carolina, is home to Aiken Scholars Academy, a small high school. The school serves 176 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in South Carolina is roughly 953 students; this school is 82% smaller than that.

Aiken Scholars Academy belongs to Aiken 01, a district of 40 schools and 22,916 students.

At Aiken Scholars Academy, White students make up 65% of the student body. The school is also 13% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. For comparison, Aiken County is about 65% White. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Aiken Scholars Academy counts 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 25.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 9.7 above the 15.5:1 average for high schools in South Carolina.

In the county around the school, Aiken County, the median household income is $70,609, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 42 public schools in Aiken County, enrolling about 24,280 students in all.

The next-closest public school is Graniteville Elementary, about 2.9 miles away. Aiken Scholars Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show a 30% enrollment gain, from 135 in 2020-21 to 176 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 27.0:1 to 25.1:1.

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