Beaufort High

Beaufort High operates as a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in Beaufort, South Carolina, one of the schools within Beaufort 01. Current enrollment sits at 1,104 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

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

In terms of who attends, Beaufort High lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 39% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Beaufort County) shows that median household income runs about $86,573, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Beaufort County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), Beaufort High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lady's Island Middle, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beaufort High.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Beaufort High has declined 19%, going from 1,356 students in 2018 to 1,104 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 49% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Beaufort High typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.