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The most racially diverse public schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina

31 public schools in Beaufort County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Broad River Elementary leads the list at 36.8%, against a median of 49.3% 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

Beaufort County, South Carolina

Best Largest group

36.8%

Median Largest group

49.3%

MOST DIVERSE · BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Broad River Elementary	Beaufort, SC	467	36.8% Black (172)	18.4%(86)	36.8%(172)	28.7%(134)	1.3%(6)
2	Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort, SC	327	40.1% Black (131)	28.1%(92)	40.1%(131)	12.5%(41)	2.1%(7)
3	Beaufort High	Beaufort, SC	1,104	42.9% White (474)	42.9%(474)	39.2%(433)	11.1%(123)	1.4%(16)
4	Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton, SC	636	43.2% Hispanic (275)	42.5%(270)	9.0%(57)	43.2%(275)	1.1%(7)
5	Beaufort Middle	Beaufort, SC	348	43.7% Black (152)	33.3%(116)	43.7%(152)	14.1%(49)	0.9%(3)
6	Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton, SC	709	43.7% Hispanic (310)	38.1%(270)	9.7%(69)	43.7%(310)	2.7%(19)
7	Bluffton Middle	Bluffton, SC	921	44.8% Hispanic (413)	40.2%(370)	10.4%(96)	44.8%(413)	1.1%(10)
8	Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island, SC	1,265	45.2% Hispanic (572)	38.5%(487)	11.8%(149)	45.2%(572)	1.5%(19)
9	Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort, SC	416	45.4% Black (189)	7.2%(30)	45.4%(189)	39.9%(166)	0.0%(0)
10	Robert Smalls Leadership Academy	Beaufort, SC	785	45.6% Black (358)	13.8%(108)	45.6%(358)	31.6%(248)	1.7%(13)
11	Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort, SC	241	46.1% Black (111)	19.9%(48)	46.1%(111)	25.7%(62)	0.0%(0)
12	Battery Creek High	Beaufort, SC	809	46.4% Black (375)	18.4%(149)	46.4%(375)	27.9%(226)	0.7%(6)
13	Bluffton High	Bluffton, SC	1,375	48.1% Hispanic (661)	34.5%(475)	12.2%(168)	48.1%(661)	1.9%(26)
14	H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton, SC	846	48.2% White (408)	48.2%(408)	9.3%(79)	34.3%(290)	2.1%(18)
15	Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island, SC	496	49.0% Hispanic (243)	29.6%(147)	16.3%(81)	49.0%(243)	0.0%(0)
16	Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort, SC	375	49.3% Black (185)	29.3%(110)	49.3%(185)	10.7%(40)	1.1%(4)
17	Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort, SC	338	50.6% Black (171)	25.4%(86)	50.6%(171)	16.3%(55)	2.1%(7)
18	Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island, SC	778	50.9% Hispanic (396)	30.7%(239)	12.3%(96)	50.9%(396)	0.9%(7)
19	Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton, SC	887	51.3% White (455)	51.3%(455)	7.4%(66)	33.8%(300)	0.9%(8)
20	Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island, SC	702	53.0% Hispanic (372)	33.0%(232)	9.0%(63)	53.0%(372)	0.8%(6)
21	May River High	Bluffton, SC	1,731	53.0% White (918)	53.0%(918)	8.7%(151)	31.9%(552)	1.7%(29)
22	Okatie Elementary	Bluffton, SC	648	55.6% White (360)	55.6%(360)	8.0%(52)	29.6%(192)	1.1%(7)
23	Riverview Charter School	Beaufort, SC	694	56.5% White (392)	56.5%(392)	25.2%(175)	11.2%(78)	1.6%(11)
24	River Ridge Academy	Bluffton, SC	1,134	57.8% White (655)	57.8%(655)	6.5%(74)	26.7%(303)	3.4%(38)
25	Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island, SC	301	59.1% Hispanic (178)	22.6%(68)	13.9%(42)	59.1%(178)	0.0%(0)
26	Coosa Elementary	Beaufort, SC	467	61.9% White (289)	61.9%(289)	16.3%(76)	10.7%(50)	1.3%(6)
27	Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton, SC	704	65.5% Hispanic (461)	23.9%(168)	7.7%(54)	65.5%(461)	0.6%(4)
28	Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook, SC	243	67.5% Black (164)	5.3%(13)	67.5%(164)	20.6%(50)	0.0%(0)
29	Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook, SC	409	70.7% Black (289)	3.9%(16)	70.7%(289)	18.3%(75)	0.0%(0)
30	St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena, SC	325	74.2% Black (241)	7.1%(23)	74.2%(241)	12.3%(40)	0.0%(0)
31	Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook, SC	390	81.8% Black (319)	6.4%(25)	81.8%(319)	8.7%(34)	0.0%(0)

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