New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle

New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle operates as a cozy 6-8 campus in New Ellenton, South Carolina, run under Aiken 01. Current enrollment sits at 274 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Within Aiken 01, which oversees 40 schools and 22,916 students, New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 30% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Aiken County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,609, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Aiken County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greendale Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Ellenton STEAM Magnet Middle has climbed 51%, going from 182 students in 2018 to 274 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 40% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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