South Aiken High School - Aiken, South Carolina/SC

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South Aiken High School

232 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC, 29803-6158 -

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Definition of Terms

South Aiken High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Aiken County, SC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1386 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

81 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 414 students

Grade 10 - 369 students

Grade 11 - 320 students

Grade 12 - 283 students

This School

(SC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(SC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	2%	1%
% Hispanic	4%	2%
% Black	25%	37%
% White	69%	41%

Additional Student Information

This School

(SC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

27%

36%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(SC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Aiken County School District

This School's Agency

(SC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	41	8
Number of Students Managed	24,799 students	4,796 students
District Total Revenue	$192,459,000	$34,226,000
District Expenditure	$190,018,000	$32,374,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,761	$7,136
District Expenditure / Student	$7,662	$6,750
District Graduation Rates	85%	66%

"Big Kenny" shares more than music with South Aiken High students (News 12 Augusta)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 10:48:07 pm
He's traveled all around the world as a part of the hit country group "Big and Rich" but now, Kenny Alphin also known as "Big Kenny" has made his way to South Aiken High School to spread more than just his music.
Teens charged with vandalizing Aiken businesses, school (NBC 26 Augusta)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:22:37 pm
Three teens are charged with vandalizing several Aiken businesses and a school with graffiti.
Five arrested in defacement of Aiken school with graffitti (The Augusta Chronicle)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 05:15:24 pm
AIKEN – Five suspects were arrested Monday afternoon for tagging an Aiken high school last month.
Five teenagers arrested for South Aiken High graffiti (News 12 Augusta)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 03:33:06 pm
Three teenagers have been arrested for spray painting vulgar messages at South Aiken High School last month.
Woodside Plantation (The Augusta Chronicle)
posted on October 25, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
After decades of shoveling snow each winter, Pat and Shelley Williams wanted to retire to a city where snow was rare.

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South Aiken High School is a four-year public high school located in Aiken, South Carolina. Approximately 1,500 students attend the school. It was recognized as one of the top 800 high schools in the country.
Nationally-acclaimed programs at South Aiken High School include the academic team, both regular and NJROTC, Calliope (literary magazine), and the SAHS chapter of the National FFA Organization.
Sports
South Aiken High School's mascot is the Thoroughbred. South Aiken is very accomplished in golf(Having won the AAAA State Championship in 2004, and placing second in the 2008 season with only one senior.) , tennis (having won the men's tennis state championship in 2002, 2003, and 2004), and soccer, winning the Men's Soccer state championship in 2005(4A) and 2009 (3A). In the 2005 soccer session, South Aiken was ranked second in the Southern Region, and third overall in the United States. In 2007, South Aiken beat its cross town rival, Aiken High, for the first time in 14 years. South Aiken was also featured in Sports Illustrated for having the worst losing streak in high school football. South Aiken's track and field team has been fairly successful recently. The boys team has won in its region for the six seasons in a row (2003-2008) with the girls team winning 5 out of those 6 years as well.
External links
SAHS website

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