Mossy Oaks Elementary

As a small elementary campus in Beaufort, South Carolina, Mossy Oaks Elementary instructs 327 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Beaufort 01. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Mossy Oaks Elementary sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 32 schools in Beaufort 01 (21,050 students total), Mossy Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mossy Oaks Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Beaufort County as a whole is about 16% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Mossy Oaks Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Beaufort County shows 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%. Mossy Oaks Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students).

The closest other public school is Beaufort Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Mossy Oaks Elementary's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 327). White enrollment moved from 43% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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