📍 169 Detour Road, Seabrook, Beaufort County, 29940
Whale Branch Early College High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seabrook, Beaufort County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whale Branch Early College High enrolls 476 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 381 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 10% |
| White | 33 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 476 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 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 Early College High 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 Early College 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 476 students, Whale Branch Early College High 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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