Bridges Preparatory School

Bridges Preparatory School is a medium-sized multi-level school in Beaufort, South Carolina, operated by SC Public Charter School District. The school instructs 1,472 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 37% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 1,077 students.

SC Public Charter School District runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 21,383 students. Bridges Preparatory School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Bridges Preparatory School reports that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest reads as 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Beaufort County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bridges Preparatory School has 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bridges Preparatory School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate median household income runs about $86,573, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Beaufort County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), of which Bridges Preparatory School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Broad River Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. Bridges Preparatory School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bridges Preparatory School has ticked up 122%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 1,472 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 66% across the same window.

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