NCES CCD 2024-25 9 schools SC

Best-Resourced Schools in North Augusta, SC

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9 public K-12 schools in North Augusta from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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9
Schools
6,523
Students
43/100
Avg Resource Index
15.2:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, North Augusta has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. North Augusta sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

4 of North Augusta's 9 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 14-point gap between North Augusta Middle and Fox Creek High shows the range hidden by North Augusta's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 46%
Resource Index average
60th percentile
Teacher staffing
52nd percentile

North Augusta High accounts for 25.2% of all North Augusta public-school enrollment

That concentration means North Augusta-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

North Augusta school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities

North Augusta school enrollment ranges from 365 students (lowest) to 1,645 students (highest), a spread of 1,280 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

North Augusta student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within North Augusta is typically wider than the North Augusta-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of North Augusta's 9 listed schools are charters

11% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. North Augusta Middle 49
2. Merriwether Elementary 48
3. Paul Knox Middle 45
4. Hammond Hill Elementary 44
5. North Augusta Elementary 44
6. Merriwether Middle 42
7. North Augusta High 40
8. Mossy Creek Elementary 40
9. Fox Creek High 35

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in North Augusta

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 North Augusta Elementary 70.6/100
  2. 2 Mossy Creek Elementary 70.2/100
  3. 3 North Augusta Middle 69.1/100
  4. 4 North Augusta High 65.5/100
  5. 5 Paul Knox Middle 64.2/100

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Which North Augusta school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

North Augusta Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the North Augusta schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in North Augusta, SC? ▼

North Augusta has 9 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,523 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.2:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.