📍 1100 Boundary St, Beaufort, Beaufort County, 29449
Bridges Preparatory School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Beaufort, Beaufort County. The school has 1,271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bridges Preparatory School enrolls 1,271 students across grades K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 13% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 857 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 1,271 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 113 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.
Bridges Preparatory School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 46, state house district 124.
Bridges Preparatory School is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,271 students, Bridges Preparatory School is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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