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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Across Beaufort County, South Carolina, 32 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Whale Branch Early College High leads the list at 81.8%, against a median of 20.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Beaufort County, South Carolina

Top % Black

81.8%

Median % Black

20.8%

MOST BLACK · BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	390	319	81.8%
2	St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena, SC	Beaufort 01	325	241	74.2%
3	Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	409	289	70.7%
4	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	Beaufort 01	243	164	67.5%
5	Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	338	171	50.6%
6	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	375	185	49.3%
7	Battery Creek High	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	809	375	46.4%
8	Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	241	111	46.1%
9	Robert Smalls Leadership Academy	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	785	358	45.6%
10	Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	416	189	45.4%
11	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	348	152	43.7%
12	Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	327	131	40.1%
13	Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal, SC	Beaufort 01	179	71	39.7%
14	Beaufort High	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	1,104	433	39.2%
15	Broad River Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	467	172	36.8%
16	Riverview Charter School	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	694	175	25.2%
17	Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	496	81	16.3%
18	Coosa Elementary	Beaufort, SC	Beaufort 01	467	76	16.3%
19	Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	301	42	13.9%
20	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	778	96	12.3%
21	Bluffton High	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	1,375	168	12.2%
22	Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	1,265	149	11.8%
23	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	921	96	10.4%
24	Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	709	69	9.7%
25	H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	846	79	9.3%
26	Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island, SC	Beaufort 01	702	63	9.0%
27	Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	636	57	9.0%
28	May River High	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	1,731	151	8.7%
29	Okatie Elementary	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	648	52	8.0%
30	Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	704	54	7.7%
31	Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	887	66	7.4%
32	River Ridge Academy	Bluffton, SC	Beaufort 01	1,134	74	6.5%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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