📍 1804 Wells Road, North Augusta, Aiken County, 29841
Paul Knox Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in North Augusta, Aiken County. The school has 683 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aiken 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paul Knox Middle enrolls 683 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 28% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 358 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 683 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paul Knox Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 24, state house district 83.
Paul Knox Middle is one of 40 schools in Aiken 01, based in Aiken, South Carolina. The district serves 22,916 students district-wide and employs 1,569 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 683 students, Paul Knox Middle is larger than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large