St. Helena Elementary

Located at 1025 Sea Island Parkway, in St. Helena, South Carolina, St. Helena Elementary is a close-knit primary school that works with 325 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Beaufort 01. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

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

Looking at the student body, St. Helena Elementary lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, St. Helena Elementary records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting St. Helena Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Beaufort County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,573, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 St. Helena Elementary is one.

Lady's Island Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around St. Helena Elementary.

St. Helena Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 81% to 74%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.