North Augusta High School

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School Improvement Plan

2003-2004

We welcome your assistance with this important process. Please send any suggestions and comments to Fran Altringer, Chair of the SACS Committee.

B. Student and Community Demographic Data

The demographics of our student body can be found in Table 6. Our student numbers remained constant, averaging around 1455 students during the 2000-2003 school years. Current enrollment for the 2003-2004 school year has jumped significantly to 1526. This increase has resulted in a shortage of classrooms and textbooks, and increased class sizes. Despite the increase, the ethnic population remains stable with 69.4% Caucasian, 27.9% Black and 2.7% Hispanic. Students with disabilities continue to make-up at 10% of the total school population.

Information gathered from families shows that single parents and two parent families are in nearly equal proportion with 47% single parent and 50% two parent homes. The average number of children per household is 3.5. Twenty-four percent of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This number has remained constant over the years.

Parent education figures show that 78% of the parents in our community are high school graduates; in comparison, 55% of the parents whose children attend North Augusta High School are high school graduates. We also found that 20% of the parents in the community hold college degrees, and 57% of that group has students who attend NAHS.

North Augusta is a small city with a population of about 18,000 in a county with a population of about 144,000. Because of careful attention to city planning and proximity to downtown Augusta, Georgia, its residents enjoy many educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities.

Aiken County is the sixth largest school district in South Carolina in population. It has grown steadily with a 20% increase in the past ten years. People between the ages of five and eighteen comprise the fastest growing segment of the population. The racial makeup of Aiken County is 71% Caucasian, 26% Black, and 2 % Hispanic, and 1% other or mixed heritage.

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TABLE 6 -- Ethnic Distribution

North Augusta High School – 2000-2001

Grade	Gender	A	B	BI	H	I	O	P	W	WA	WB	WI	Blank	Inv	All
9	F	3	72	0	7	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	212
9	M	1	72	0	7	0	1	0	148	0	0	0	0	0	229
	Total	4	144	0	14	0	1	0	278	0	0	0	0	0	441
10	F	3	58	0	5	0	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	0	175
10	M	5	72	0	4	0	1	0	137	0	0	0	0	0	219
	Total	8	130	0	9	0	1	0	246	0	0	0	0	0	394
11	F	1	43	0	3	0	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	0	166
11	M	1	48	0	3	0	0	0	124	0	0	0	0	0	176
	Total	2	91	0	6	0	0	0	243	0	0	0	0	0	342
12	F	2	47	0	3	0	0	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	157
12	M	1	26	0	5	0	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	0	114
	Total	3	73	0	8	0	0	0	187	0	0	0	0	0	271
Total	F	9	220	0	18	0	0	0	463	0	0	0	0	0	710
Total	M	8	218	0	19	0	5	0	491	0	0	0	0	0	738
	Total	17	428	0	37	0	2	0	954	0	0	0	0	0	1448

Ethnic Distribution, 2001-2002

Grade	Gender	A	B	BI	H	I	O	P	W	WA	WB	WI	Blank	Inv	All
9	F	0	59	0	8	0	0	0	155	1	0	0	1	0	224
9	M	0	81	1	6	1	0	0	145	0	1	1	0	0	236
	Total	0	140	1	14	1	0	0	300	1	1	1	1	0	460
10	F	2	56	0	5	1	0	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	184
10	M	2	52	0	7	0	1	0	127	1	0	0	0	0	190
	Total	4	108	0	12	1	1	0	247	1	0	0	0	0	374
11	F	1	43	0	4	0	1	0	98	0	0	0	0	0	147
11	M	5	58	0	4	0	0	0	123	0	0	0	0	0	190
	Total	6	101	0	8	0	1	0	221	0	0	0	0	0	337
12	F	1	38	0	2	0	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	0	147
12	M	1	33	0	4	0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	149
	Total	2	71	0	6	0	0	0	217	0	0	0	0	0	296
Total	F	4	196	0	19	1	1	0	479	1	0	0	1	0	702
Total	M	8	224	1	21	1	1	0	506	1	1	1	0	0	765
	Total	12	420	1	40	2	2	0	985	2	1	1	1	0	1467

Ethnic Distribution – 2002-2003

Grade	Gender	A	B	BI	H	I	O	P	W	WA	WB	WI	Blank	Inv	All
9	F	0	71	0	6	0	1	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	233
9	M	0	78	0	1	1	0	1	172	1	0	1	0	0	255
	Total	0	149	0	7	1	1	1	327	1	0	1	0	0	488
10	F	0	46	0	8	0	1	0	134	1	0	0	0	0	190
10	M	1	59	0	6	1	1	0	115	0	1	0	0	0	184
	Total	1	105	0	14	1	2	0	249	1	1	0	0	0	374
11	F	3	53	0	5	0	1	0	105	1	1	0	1	0	170
11	M	1	43	0	5	0	1	0	110	1	0	0	0	0	161
	Total	4	96	0	10	0	2	0	215	2	1	0	1	0	331
12	F	1	40	0	4	0	0	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	131
12	M	5	43	0	5	0	0	0	110	0	0	0	0	0	163
	Total	6	83	0	9	0	0	0	196	0	0	0	0	0	294
Total	F	4	210	0	23	0	3	0	480	2	1	0	1	0	724
Total	M	7	223	0	17	2	2	1	507	2	1	1	0	0	763
	Total	11	433	0	40	2	5	1	987	4	2	1	1	0	1487

Ethnic Distribution – 2003-2004

Grade	Gender	A	B	BI	H	I	O	P	W	WA	WB	WI	Blank	Inv	All
9	F	0	87	0	9	0	1	2	158	0	1	0	0	0	258
9	M	0	59	0	2	1	0	1	155	0	0	0	2	0	220
	Total	0	146	0	11	1	1	3	313	0	1	0	2	0	478
10	F	0	59	0	6	0	1	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	200
10	M	0	66	0	3	1	0	1	141	1	0	1	0	0	214
	Total	0	125	0	9	1	1	1	275	1	0	1	0	0	414
11	F	1	43	0	6	0	1	0	125	1	0	0	0	0	177
11	M	1	41	0	4	0	1	0	107	0	1	0	0	0	155
	Total	2	84	0	10	0	2	0	232	1	1	0	0	0	332
12	F	2	51	0	3	0	1	0	102	1	0	0	0	0	160
12	M	1	29	0	4	0	1	0	107	0	0	0	0	0	142
	Total	3	80	0	7	0	2	0	209	1	0	0	0	0	302
Total	F	3	240	0	24	0	4	2	519	2	0	0	0	0	795
Total	M	2	195	0	13	2	2	2	510	1	1	1	2	0	731
	Total	5	435	0	37	2	6	4	1029	3	2	1	2	0	1526

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