Paul Knox Middle

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in North Augusta, South Carolina, Paul Knox Middle serves 573 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Aiken 01.

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

Looking at the student body, Paul Knox Middle shows that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 27% Black, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Aiken County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Paul Knox Middle reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Aiken County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,609 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Aiken County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,280 students), Paul Knox Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North Augusta High, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 709 students in 2018 compared to 573 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 57% to 51%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.