Public schools in Beaufort, SC

Beaufort has 14 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,251 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Beaufort County School District runs 12 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 2 districts and agencies that run Beaufort's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BeaufortDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Beaufort County School District1221,439$17,232
South Carolina Public Charter School District217,601$23,863

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Beaufort, 1,913 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Beaufort High1,10413.344.4%Beaufort County
Battery Creek High80911.556.9%Beaufort County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Beaufort, 686 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Beaufort Middle3489.2100.0%Beaufort County
Lady's Island Middle3388.9100.0%Beaufort County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

8 elementary schools in Beaufort, 3,772 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Robert Smalls International Academy78511.0100.0%Beaufort County
Riverview Charter School69413.325.6%Beaufort County
Broad River Elementary46710.2100.0%Beaufort County
Coosa Elementary46713.019.1%Beaufort County
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary4168.9100.0%Beaufort County
Beaufort Elementary3758.2100.0%Beaufort County
Mossy Oaks Elementary3277.8100.0%Beaufort County
Lady's Island Elementary2418.0100.0%Beaufort County

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 other schools in Beaufort, 1,880 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Bridges Preparatory School1,47215.012.7%South Carolina Public Charter
Lowcountry Montessori School40814.213.9%South Carolina Public Charter

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Beaufort's public schools compare with South Carolina's

The median Beaufort school has 10.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the South Carolina median of 13.8. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 50% across the state. Its median school enrolls 442 students (state 554).

Beaufort against South Carolina, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BeaufortSouth Carolina
Median students per teacher10.613.8
Median school size (students)442554
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)50%50%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)57%54%
Charter schools21%6.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 14 Beaufort schools and the 1,183 South Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Beaufort

  1. Beaufort County School DistrictRuns 12 of Beaufort's 14 public schools and spent $17,232 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,232
  2. Beaufort High, the largest high school in Beaufort1,104 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.1,104
  3. Compare Beaufort County School District with South Carolina Public Charter School DistrictBeaufort's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in South CarolinaSouth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Beaufort addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in South Carolina

  1. Columbia74 schools
  2. Greenville49 schools
  3. Charleston31 schools
  4. North Charleston29 schools
  5. Spartanburg28 schools
  6. Rock Hill26 schools
  7. Summerville26 schools
  8. Myrtle Beach25 schools

Questions about schools in Beaufort

  1. How many public schools are in Beaufort, SC?
    14 public schools with an address in Beaufort were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 8,251 students. 3 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Beaufort?
    Beaufort High, with 1,104 students in 2024-25 (Beaufort County School District).
  3. Which districts run Beaufort's schools?
    Beaufort County School District (12 schools), South Carolina Public Charter School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .