Whale Branch Early College High

Whale Branch Early College High is one of the public schools in Seabrook, South Carolina. It is a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 390 students. An average school in this group (high schools in South Carolina) has about 953 students.

The district, Beaufort 01, operates 32 schools serving 21,050 students.

At Whale Branch Early College High, Black students make up 82% of the student body. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Beaufort County, the Black share is about 16%. Whale Branch Early College High has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Whale Branch Early College High is 41 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.5:1. Among high schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.5:1.

Census estimates describe Beaufort County this way: median household income is about $86,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 35 public schools in Beaufort County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,968.

The closest other public school is Whale Branch Middle, about 1.2 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Whale Branch Early College High as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 390, 11% below the 438 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.5:1, from 11.8:1.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.