Beaufort Middle

Located at 2501 Mossy Oaks Boulevard, in Beaufort, South Carolina, Beaufort Middle is a cozy 6-8 campus that serves 348 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Beaufort 01. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 622.

Within Beaufort 01, which oversees 32 schools and 21,050 students, Beaufort Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Beaufort Middle shows that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Beaufort Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Beaufort County reports that median household income runs about $86,573, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Beaufort County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), Beaufort Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mossy Oaks Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Beaufort Middle's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 348). White enrollment moved from 42% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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