Aiken High School
Phone: (803) 641-2500
Fax: (803) 641-2501
Fax: (803) 641-2501
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- Principal / Admin: Garen Cofer
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 9th - 12th
- School Location: A Large Suburb
Brief Description
- Aiken High School serves 9th through 12th Grade Students From The City Of Aiken, Which Is Part Of Aiken County. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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2 Rating(s) Submitted
- Reviewed by a Teacher on February 13, 2007 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- Ranked in the top five percent of the nation's high schools by Newsweek, Aiken High School - www.ahshornets.org - is a comprehensive secondary school located in Aiken, South Carolina.
A dedicated faculty seeks daily to meet the needs of about 1,700 students.Our program is strong and varied. It includes vocational training with an academic emphasis.
Many upper level courses are offered for AP credit. Aiken High also provides the IB diploma for students who meet that program's rigorous demands.
- Reviewed by a Former Student on June 21, 2007 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
- always has been a great school
Aiken High School Calendar of Events
School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2009)
- January 19
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 16
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 12
- Easter
- May 25
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 7
- Labor Day
- October 12
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 26
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
2009 School Year Events
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 9th Grade: 541
- 10th Grade: 442
- 11th Grade: 364
- 12th Grade: 327
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 6
- Asian: 9
- Hispanic: 29
- Black: 675
- White: 955
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 836
- Female: 838
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 47.1%
- All Aiken Schools: 50.3%
- All South Carolina Schools: 51.3%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- University of South Carolina - Aiken
- 471 University Pkwy
- Aiken, SC 29801
- (803) 648-6851
- Lacy Cosmetology School
- 3084 Whiskey Rd
- Aiken, SC 29803
- (803) 648-6181
- Institute of Cosmetic Arts
- 491 Union Street
- Spartanburg, SC 29306
- (864) 253-0115
- Horry - Georgetown Technical College
- 2050 Highway 501 East
- Conway, SC 29526
- (843) 347-3186
- University of South Carolina - Upstate
- 800 University Way
- Spartanburg, SC 29303
- (864) 503-5000
- Wofford College
- 429 N Church St
- Spartanburg, SC 29303
- (864) 597-4000
Libraries Near This School
- ABBE REGIONAL LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE
- 314 CHESTERFIELD STREET, S.W.
- AIKEN, SC 29801
- (803) 642-7575
- AIKEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
- 314 CHESTERFIELD STREET, S.W.
- AIKEN, SC 29801
- (803) 642-2022
School Information
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Public
Private - Number of Students: 1,674
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 125
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 13.4:1
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Nearby Schools
- Pinecrest / North Aiken Elementary School
- 0.6 Mi
- Aiken Middle School
- 0.7 Mi
- Schofield Middle School
- 0.9 Mi
- East Aiken Elementary School
- 2.4 Mi
- J D Lever Elementary School
- 5.2 Mi
- Aiken Elementary School
- 6.5 Mi
- Oakwood- Windsor Elementary School
- 8.4 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Second Baptist Christian Preparatory School
- 1.2 Mi
- First Presbyterian Church PreSchool
- 1.3 Mi
- St John's Methodist Kindergarten School
- 1.4 Mi
- Aiken Preparatory School
- 1.6 Mi
- Mead Hall Episcopal School
- 1.6 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; SC Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools