School district · South Carolina

Beaufort 01

Beaufort 01 in South Carolina: 32 public schools with 21,050 students and 11.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,357 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 32; 1 charter
Students: 21,050
Students per teacher: 11.2; SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,357; SC $15K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,872
Counselors (FTE): 76.8
Students per counselor: 274; SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 22.9; Librarians (FTE): 30.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

59%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 56% · 76 school districts compared

9,188 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

45%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in South Carolina

Median 37% · 76 school districts compared

9,195 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.9K15

$11.3K16

$12.0K17

$12.2K18

$12.8K19

$12.9K20

$14.5K21

$16.5K22

$17.8K23

$17.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 5.6% · $28.1M
State: 29% · $147.3M
Local: 65% · $326M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,143
Support services: $6,602
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $110.3M
Long-term debt: $498.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 20Middle schools: 6High schools: 6

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Beaufort ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	375	8.2	63%	52%	Beaufort
Bluffton Elementary	Pre-K–5	709	10.4	65%	60%	Bluffton
Broad River ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	467	10.2	56%	40%	Beaufort
Coosa Elementary	Pre-K–5	467	13.0	80%	69%	Beaufort
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Pre-K–K	301	9.8	—	—	Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island Elementary	1–5	702	9.1	59%	55%	Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Pre-K–5	496	9.9	55%	44%	Hilton Head Island
Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	416	8.9	36%	28%	Beaufort
Lady's Island ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	241	8.0	61%	63%	Beaufort
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Pre-K–5	704	9.6	45%	37%	Bluffton
Mossy Oaks ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	327	7.8	60%	48%	Beaufort
Okatie Elementary	Pre-K–5	648	13.3	73%	68%	Bluffton
Port Royal ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	179	7.6	51%	49%	Port Royal
Pritchardville Elementary	Pre-K–5	887	11.3	73%	68%	Bluffton
Red Cedar Elementary	Pre-K–5	636	10.8	71%	68%	Bluffton
River Ridge Academy	Pre-K–8	1,134	13.4	70%	56%	Bluffton
Riverview Charter SchoolCharter	K–8	694	13.3	73%	58%	Beaufort
Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	785	11.0	42%	20%	Beaufort
St. Helena ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	325	8.0	40%	31%	St. Helena
Whale Branch ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	409	8.7	43%	40%	Seabrook
Beaufort MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	348	9.2	54%	33%	Beaufort
Bluffton Middle	6–8	921	14.2	60%	43%	Bluffton
H. E. McCracken Middle	6–8	846	12.4	58%	38%	Bluffton
Hilton Head Island Middle	6–8	778	11.3	57%	36%	Hilton Head Island
Lady's Island MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	338	8.9	51%	28%	Beaufort
Whale Branch MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	243	7.6	37%	13%	Seabrook
Battery Creek High	9–12	809	11.5	—	—	Beaufort
Beaufort High	9–12	1,104	13.3	—	—	Beaufort
Bluffton High	9–12	1,375	14.9	—	—	Bluffton
Hilton Head Island High	9–12	1,265	13.2	—	—	Hilton Head Island
May River High	9–12	1,731	15.5	—	—	Bluffton
Whale Branch Early College HighFree meals for all	9–12	390	9.5	—	—	Seabrook

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 2900 Mink Point Boulevard, Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone: (843)322-2300

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.