H. E. McCracken Middle

H. E. McCracken Middle is an intermediate school of average-sized scale in Bluffton, South Carolina, run under Beaufort 01, enrolling 846 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 622.

Beaufort 01 runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 21,050 students. H. E. McCracken Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, H. E. McCracken Middle reports that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, H. E. McCracken Middle has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting H. E. McCracken Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Beaufort County shows median household earnings sit near $86,573, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Beaufort County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), of which H. E. McCracken Middle is one.

Bluffton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H. E. McCracken Middle has rose 15%, going from 738 students in 2018 to 846 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 28% to 34%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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