Lady's Island Elementary

Lady's Island Elementary, a tight-knit primary school in Beaufort, South Carolina, operated by Beaufort 01, works with 241 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Lady's Island Elementary sits 54% below that benchmark.

Beaufort 01 comprises 32 schools with combined enrollment of 21,050 students; Lady's Island Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lady's Island Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lady's Island Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Beaufort County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,573, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Lady's Island Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Lady's Island Middle, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lady's Island Elementary's enrollment has declined 28% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 241). Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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