Tall Pines STEM Academy in Aiken, South Carolina on DonorsChoose

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About this school

Tall Pines STEM Academy is a rural public school in Aiken, South Carolina that is part of South Carolina Public Charter School District. It serves 382 students in grades 5 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 42.4:1. Its teachers have had 95 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Public School

Grades 5 - 8

382 Students

9 Teachers

550 Camp Long Rd

Aiken, SC 29805 View local requests

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Tall Pines STEM Academy Demographics

14%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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