Beaufort 01
Public school district based in Beaufort, South Carolina. NCES district ID 4501110; state ID SC-0701.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
32
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
21,050
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,854.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
11.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 742 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,385 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,470 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,487 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,574 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,625 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,534 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,469 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,496 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,594 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,825 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,701 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,630 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,518 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% | |
| Asian | 1.3% | |
| Black or African American | 23.3% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | |
| White | 36.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.2% | |
| Male | 50.8% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 17, Suburb 4, Town 2, Rural 9.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May River High Bluffton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,731 | 111.5 | 15.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Bluffton High Bluffton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,375 | 92.0 | 14.9 | City: Small |
| Hilton Head Island High Hilton Head Island | 9–12 | Regular | 1,265 | 96.0 | 13.2 | City: Small |
| River Ridge Academy Bluffton | PK–8 | Regular | 1,134 | 84.7 | 13.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Beaufort High Beaufort | 9–12 | Regular | 1,104 | 82.7 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Bluffton Middle Bluffton | 6–8 | Regular | 921 | 65.0 | 14.2 | City: Small |
| Pritchardville Elementary Bluffton | PK–5 | Regular | 887 | 78.5 | 11.3 | Town: Fringe |
| H. E. McCracken Middle Bluffton | 6–8 | Regular | 846 | 68.0 | 12.4 | City: Small |
| Battery Creek High Beaufort | 9–12 | Regular | 809 | 70.5 | 11.5 | Suburb: Small |
| Robert Smalls Leadership Academy Beaufort | PK–8 | Regular | 785 | 71.2 | 11 | Suburb: Small |
| Hilton Head Island Middle Hilton Head Island | 6–8 | Regular | 778 | 69.0 | 11.3 | City: Small |
| Bluffton Elementary Bluffton | PK–5 | Regular | 709 | 68.0 | 10.4 | City: Small |
| Michael C. Riley Elementary Bluffton | PK–5 | Regular | 704 | 73.7 | 9.6 | City: Small |
| Hilton Head Island Elementary Hilton Head Island | 1–5 | Regular | 702 | 77.0 | 9.1 | City: Small |
| Riverview Charter SchoolCharter Beaufort | K–8 | Regular | 694 | 52.2 | 13.3 | City: Small |
| Okatie Elementary Bluffton | PK–5 | Regular | 648 | 48.7 | 13.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Red Cedar Elementary Bluffton | PK–5 | Regular | 636 | 59.0 | 10.8 | City: Small |
| Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts Hilton Head Island | PK–5 | Regular | 496 | 50.0 | 9.9 | City: Small |
| Broad River Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 467 | 46.0 | 10.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Coosa Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 467 | 36.0 | 13 | Suburb: Small |
| Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 416 | 47.0 | 8.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Whale Branch Elementary Seabrook | PK–5 | Regular | 409 | 47.0 | 8.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Whale Branch Early College High Seabrook | 9–12 | Regular | 390 | 41.0 | 9.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Beaufort Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 375 | 45.5 | 8.2 | City: Small |
| Beaufort Middle Beaufort | 6–8 | Regular | 348 | 38.0 | 9.2 | City: Small |
| Lady's Island Middle Beaufort | 6–8 | Regular | 338 | 38.0 | 8.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Mossy Oaks Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 327 | 42.0 | 7.8 | City: Small |
| St. Helena Elementary St. Helena | PK–5 | Regular | 325 | 40.5 | 8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center Hilton Head Island | PK–K | Regular | 301 | 30.7 | 9.8 | City: Small |
| Whale Branch Middle Seabrook | 6–8 | Regular | 243 | 32.0 | 7.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lady's Island Elementary Beaufort | PK–5 | Regular | 241 | 30.0 | 8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Port Royal Elementary Port Royal | PK–5 | Regular | 179 | 23.5 | 7.6 | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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