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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.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
32
Beaufort County, South Carolina
Top % Black
81.8%
Median % Black
20.8%
MOST BLACK · BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Whale Branch Early College HighSeabrook, SCBeaufort 0139081.8%(319)
2St. Helena ElementarySt. Helena, SCBeaufort 0132574.2%(241)
3Whale Branch ElementarySeabrook, SCBeaufort 0140970.7%(289)
4Whale Branch MiddleSeabrook, SCBeaufort 0124367.5%(164)
5Lady's Island MiddleBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0133850.6%(171)
6Beaufort ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0137549.3%(185)
7Battery Creek HighBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0180946.4%(375)
8Lady's Island ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0124146.1%(111)
9Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0178545.6%(358)
10Joseph S. Shanklin ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0141645.4%(189)
11Beaufort MiddleBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0134843.7%(152)
12Mossy Oaks ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0132740.1%(131)
13Port Royal ElementaryPort Royal, SCBeaufort 0117939.7%(71)
14Beaufort HighBeaufort, SCBeaufort 011,10439.2%(433)
15Broad River ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0146736.8%(172)
16Riverview Charter SchoolBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0169425.2%(175)
17Hilton Head Island School for the Creative ArtsHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 0149616.3%(81)
18Coosa ElementaryBeaufort, SCBeaufort 0146716.3%(76)
19Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 0130113.9%(42)
20Hilton Head Island MiddleHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 0177812.3%(96)
21Bluffton HighBluffton, SCBeaufort 011,37512.2%(168)
22Hilton Head Island HighHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 011,26511.8%(149)
23Bluffton MiddleBluffton, SCBeaufort 0192110.4%(96)
24Bluffton ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 017099.7%(69)
25H. E. McCracken MiddleBluffton, SCBeaufort 018469.3%(79)
26Hilton Head Island ElementaryHilton Head Island, SCBeaufort 017029.0%(63)
27Red Cedar ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 016369.0%(57)
28May River HighBluffton, SCBeaufort 011,7318.7%(151)
29Okatie ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 016488.0%(52)
30Michael C. Riley ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 017047.7%(54)
31Pritchardville ElementaryBluffton, SCBeaufort 018877.4%(66)
32River Ridge AcademyBluffton, SCBeaufort 011,1346.5%(74)
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