Beaufort Elementary

Located at 1800 Prince Street, in Beaufort, South Carolina, Beaufort Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community that caters to 375 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Beaufort 01. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Beaufort Elementary is one of 32 schools operated by Beaufort 01, a district that instructs 21,050 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Beaufort Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Beaufort County) records that the typical household earns roughly $86,573 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Beaufort Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: Beaufort High, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Beaufort Elementary's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 482 (now 375). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 57% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.