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Beaufort 01 School District, SC: schools, enrollment and spending

Beaufort 01 School District runs 32 public schools with 21,050 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.3 students per teacher is 3.1 lower than the South Carolina figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Beaufort 01".

At a glance

Schools
32
Students
21,050
Teachers (FTE)
1,871
Students per teacher
11.3
SC: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
2900 Mink Point Boulevard, Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone
(843)322-2300
County
Beaufort County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4501110
State district ID
SC-0701
Total staff (FTE)
3,229
School counselors (FTE)
76.0About 277 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
94.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district11.3
South Carolina14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (21,219), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$400.0 million
Federal revenue
$34.2 million
State revenue
$130.6 million
Local revenue
$235.2 million
Total spending
$406.3 million
Spending per pupil
$19,148
Salaries
$164.4 million40.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$419.9 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.5%
  • State: 32.7%
  • Local: 58.8%

South Carolina overall

  • Federal: 11.3%
  • State: 48.0%
  • Local: 40.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$19,148
South Carolina$15,302
United States$16,826

Schools in Beaufort 01 School District

By level: 6 high, 6 middle, 20 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Battery Creek HighHigh9 to 1280911.6
Beaufort ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53758.3
Beaufort HighHigh9 to 121,10413.5
Beaufort MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83489.2
Bluffton ElementaryElementaryPK to 570910.4
Bluffton HighHigh9 to 121,37514.9
Bluffton MiddleMiddle6 to 892114.2
Broad River ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546710.2
Coosa ElementaryElementaryPK to 546713.0
H. E. McCracken MiddleMiddle6 to 884612.4
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterElementaryPK to K30110.0
Hilton Head Island ElementaryElementary1 to 57029.1
Hilton Head Island HighHigh9 to 121,26513.2
Hilton Head Island MiddleMiddle6 to 877811.3
Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsElementaryPK to 54969.9
Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54168.9
Lady's Island ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52418.0
Lady's Island MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83388.9
May River HighHigh9 to 121,73115.6
Michael C. Riley ElementaryElementaryPK to 57049.6
Mossy Oaks ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53277.8
Okatie ElementaryElementaryPK to 564813.5
Port Royal ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 51797.8
Pritchardville ElementaryElementaryPK to 588711.4
Red Cedar ElementaryElementaryPK to 563610.8
River Ridge AcademyElementaryPK to 81,13413.5
Riverview Charter SchoolCharterElementaryK to 869413.3
Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 878511.1
St. Helena ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53258.1
Whale Branch Early College HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 123909.5
Whale Branch ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54098.7
Whale Branch MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 82437.6

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.