📍 82 Camp Long Road, Aiken, Aiken County, 29805
Tall Pines STEM Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Aiken, Aiken County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tall Pines STEM Academy enrolls 382 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.3% Black or African American and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 322 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 382 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 37 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Tall Pines STEM Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 26, state house district 86.
Tall Pines STEM Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 382 students, Tall Pines STEM Academy is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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