📍 2009 Trask Parkway, Seabrook, Beaufort County, 29941
Whale Branch Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Seabrook, Beaufort County. The school has 331 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whale Branch Middle enrolls 331 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 259 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6% |
| White | 15 | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
331 of the school's 331 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 331 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whale Branch Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 45, state house district 121.
Whale Branch Middle 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 331 students, Whale Branch Middle is smaller than the district average of about 658 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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