Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts

Set in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is a moderately sized elementary school, overseen by Beaufort 01. It caters to 496 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Beaufort 01 comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 21,050 students; Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 30% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate median household income runs about $86,573, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Beaufort County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students), Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hilton Head Island Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 27%: 681 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 38% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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