Hilton Head Island High

This page covers Hilton Head Island High, a mid-sized high school in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It reports enrollment of 1,265 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in South Carolina enroll around 953, and this school is 33% bigger than that mark.

Beaufort 01 includes 32 schools. Together they enroll 21,050 students.

Hispanic students make up 45% of enrollment at Hilton Head Island High, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 39% White, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Beaufort County's population at about 12%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.

The school lists 96 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The average for high schools in South Carolina is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

For the population of Beaufort County, the median household earns about $86,573 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Beaufort County, 35 public schools serve about 22,968 students.

Hilton Head Island High's closest public school neighbor is Hilton Head Island Middle, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Hilton Head Island High inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,359 to 1,265, a 7% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.4:1 to 13.2:1.

People who know Hilton Head Island High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.