📍 64 DeSoto Drive, Aiken, Aiken County, 29803
Silver Bluff High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Aiken, Aiken County. The school has 708 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Aiken 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Silver Bluff High enrolls 708 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 38% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 317 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 268 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
463 of the school's 708 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 440 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Silver Bluff High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 84.
Silver Bluff High 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 708 students, Silver Bluff High is larger than the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe