📍 12 H. E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton, Beaufort County, 29910
Bluffton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bluffton, Beaufort County. The school has 1,350 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bluffton High enrolls 1,350 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 88 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 614 | 45% |
| White | 507 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 162 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
510 of the school's 1,350 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 106 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.
Bluffton High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 46, state house district 118.
Bluffton 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 1,350 students, Bluffton 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