📍 601 New Riverside Road, Bluffton, Beaufort County, 29910
May River High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bluffton, Beaufort County. The school has 1,601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beaufort 01 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
May River High enrolls 1,601 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 106.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 861 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 483 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 19 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 1,601 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
May River High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 45, state house district 118.
May River 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 1,601 students, May River 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: Rural - Fringe