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Bluffton High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bluffton High
Bluffton High is a high school of average-sized scale in Bluffton, South Carolina, run under Beaufort 01, works with 1,375 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 953 students each, so Bluffton High sits 44% larger than that benchmark.
Beaufort 01 comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 21,050 students; Bluffton High is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Bluffton High records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% White, 12% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.
In the broader community, census data for Beaufort County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,573 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Beaufort County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), of which Bluffton High is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bluffton Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bluffton High.
Bluffton High operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bluffton High has climbed 17%, going from 1,175 students in 2018 to 1,375 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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