Sea Islands Heritage Academy

Families in Beaufort, South Carolina, are served by Sea Islands Heritage Academy, a very small middle-grades school. The school enrolls 38 students in grades 6 through 7. Across middle schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 622.

SC Public Charter School District runs Sea Islands Heritage Academy along with 42 other schools, enrolling 21,383 students in total.

Roughly 95% of students at Sea Islands Heritage Academy are Black. Enrollment also includes 5% White. Among people living in Beaufort County, the Black share is about 16%.

Its staff includes 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is lower.

The school is in Beaufort County, where median household income comes to about $86,573, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beaufort County counts 35 public schools with about 22,968 students.

Coosa Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put Sea Islands Heritage Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small). It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sea Islands Heritage Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.