South Aiken High High School
232 East Pine Log Rd Aiken SC, 29803, Aiken County Phone: 803-641-2600 Ranking:  (26 out of 202, top 13%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Aiken County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 80 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 77 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,472 | 1,529 | 1,543 | 1,516 | 1,550 | 1,511 | 1,478 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 396 | 26.9% | 434 | 28.4% | 443 | 28.7% | 426 | 28.1% | 466 | 30.1% | 433 | 28.7% | 470 | 31.8% |
| Grade 10: | 398 | 27.0% | 380 | 24.9% | 383 | 24.8% | 404 | 26.6% | 367 | 23.7% | 418 | 27.7% | 416 | 28.1% |
| Grade 11: | 350 | 23.8% | 358 | 23.4% | 397 | 25.7% | 330 | 21.8% | 374 | 24.1% | 372 | 24.6% | 307 | 20.8% |
| Grade 12: | 328 | 22.3% | 357 | 23.3% | 320 | 20.7% | 356 | 23.5% | 343 | 22.1% | 288 | 19.1% | 285 | 19.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 731 | 49.7% | 762 | 49.8% | 796 | 51.6% | 779 | 51.4% | 783 | 50.5% | 784 | 51.9% | 761 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 741 | 50.3% | 767 | 50.2% | 747 | 48.4% | 737 | 48.6% | 750 | 48.4% | 713 | 47.2% | 712 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 29 | 2.0% | 25 | 1.6% | 26 | 1.7% | 25 | 1.6% | 32 | 2.1% | 35 | 2.3% | 32 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 95 | 6.5% | 93 | 6.1% | 84 | 5.4% | 79 | 5.2% | 77 | 5.0% | 69 | 4.6% | 64 | 4.3% |
| Black: | 385 | 26.2% | 413 | 27.0% | 404 | 26.2% | 393 | 25.9% | 401 | 25.9% | 381 | 25.2% | 357 | 24.2% |
| White: | 906 | 61.5% | 946 | 61.9% | 970 | 62.9% | 973 | 64.2% | 1,031 | 66.5% | 1,017 | 67.3% | 1,019 | 68.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 3.3% | 47 | 3.1% | 57 | 3.7% | 41 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 447 | 30.4% | 507 | 33.2% | 504 | 32.7% | 458 | 30.2% | 459 | 29.6% | 384 | 25.4% | 348 | 23.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 3.7% | 76 | 5.0% | 94 | 6.1% | 90 | 5.9% | 78 | 5.0% | 64 | 4.2% | 73 | 4.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.52 | 18.42 | 19.53 | 19.34 | 20.13 | 20.10 | 19.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.6% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 56.7% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 63.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 63.8% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 78.3% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 82.4% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 52.7% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 55.2% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 54.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,815.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,527.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,807.0 |
* South Aiken High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.