📍 84 Sea Island Parkway, Beaufort, Beaufort County, 29907
Beaufort High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Beaufort, Beaufort County. The school has 1,191 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beaufort High enrolls 1,191 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 82 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 39% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 503 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 470 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
587 of the school's 1,191 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 529 qualify for free lunch and 58 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beaufort High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 43, state house district 124.
Beaufort High is one of 32 schools in Beaufort 01, based in Beaufort, South Carolina. The district serves 21,050 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,191 students, Beaufort High is larger than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small