Total enrollment
22,916
+635 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
41 schools in Aiken 01
South Carolina · 22,916 students · 12 cities
Aiken 01 runs 41 public K-12 schools inside South Carolina, with combined enrollment around 22,916 (21 elementary, 11 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in Aiken 01
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
40
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Aiken 01 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In South Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,916 | #9 of 76 | #329 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 40 | #7 of 76 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #59 of 76 | #5,540 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #6 of 70 | #631 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Aiken 01
Since 2017-18, the 34 district schools that reported both years went from 22,708 to 20,692 students (down 9%) and from 1,406 to 1,375 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Aiken 01
Aiken 01 is an average-sized public-school district in South Carolina. The district maintains 41 schools and teaches approximately 22,916 students.
For a sense of the school types, Aiken 01 covers 21 elementary, 11 middle, and 9 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Aiken 01 runs about 559 students per school, 13% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 646.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Aiken 01 has expanded 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 22,281 students to 22,916. The school count climbed from 39 to 40 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Aiken 01 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.