Okatie Elementary

Set in Bluffton, South Carolina, Okatie Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school, operated by Beaufort 01. It instructs 648 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 526.

Within Beaufort 01, which oversees 32 schools and 21,050 students, Okatie Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Okatie Elementary logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Beaufort County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Okatie Elementary lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,573, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Okatie Elementary is one of 35 public schools in Beaufort County (combined enrollment of about 22,968 students).

The closest other public school is Heartwood Community School, roughly 2.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Okatie Elementary has ticked up 7%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 648 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 30% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Okatie Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.