J. D. Lever Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary school in Aiken, South Carolina, J. D. Lever Elementary hosts 452 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Aiken 01.

Aiken 01 comprises 40 schools with combined enrollment of 22,916 students; J. D. Lever Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J. D. Lever Elementary shows that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Aiken County put median household earnings sit near $70,609, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Aiken County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), of which J. D. Lever Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tall Pines STEM Academy, around 4.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around J. D. Lever Elementary.

J. D. Lever Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 574 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the J. D. Lever Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.