With engaged and capable teachers and staff, a shared vision to nurture and support students, and community partnerships that enhance the academic, career and extra-curricular opportunities for all, Aiken County Public School District is THE choice for public school education in the Central Savannah River Area.

Aiken County Public Schools is looking forward to welcoming students back to school for the 2020-2021 school year! Whether your family opts for AIKEN iNNOVATE, our fully-virtual option for students in Kindergarten-12th grade, or your plan is to return to in-classroom learning (likely through a safe, hybrid model initially of smaller groups of students in-person as many days as possible and learning remotely, with guidance and support from their own classroom teacher, at home on others) all students must complete their regular student registration through our Parent Portal and are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. To get started, please click on the words "Student Registration." 

Aiken County Public Schools has a comprehensive Back To School Task Force (B2S Task Force) comprised of employees in varied roles in the District’s schools from teachers, counselors, and principals, to Departmental leaders and staff in Technology, Nursing, Transportation, Communications, Operations and Maintenance, Attendance, School Food Service, Special Programs, ESOL (English As A Second Language), Career & Technology Education, Extra-Curricular Activities, and Purchasing.

Back-To-School information is located under our "Community" Channel > Back-2-School Safely.  

Part of Aiken County Public Schools’ stated mission is to establish a culture of quality defined by integrity, optimism, unity, and service. Our nation is hurting right now, and it seems as if optimism and unity are as far away as I have ever seen. Restoring optimism and establishing unity will require integrity and a servant's heart. Restoration begins with all of us having the courage to be honest about our own biases and to recognize that we are shaped by the experiences of our own journeys. I am not color blind. I could not have served as an educator for more than three decades without recognizing the struggles that so many of my students experienced and continue to experience with poverty and prejudice. I know that injustices such as what we are again witnessing have a deep and profound impact on our students and their families.

I join hands with my many friends, neighbors, and colleagues in love and solidarity and with a true desire to see our nation and its communities healed. I pray that we will see beyond our own experience and recognize the role we must all play in disrupting racism and repelling the hate and oppression that continue to surface in our society. I recognize the power in education to catapult families from poverty and to propel us forward. I am committed to protecting the rights and dignity of each employee, student and family with a goal to work as One Team of varied colors, talents, and gifts in service to our community.  

King Laurence, Superintendent