Beaufort 01
Beaufort 01 is a public school district based in Beaufort, South Carolina, serving 21,050 students in 32 schools. By enrollment it ranks #10 of the 68 South Carolina districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 87% of them. Its schools average 658 students each, more than the South Carolina median of 550. It spends about $14,133 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the South Carolina median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.
How Beaufort 01 compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Beaufort 01 | South Carolina median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $14,133 | $12,570 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,656 | $7,082 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $406.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $400.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,871 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 3,229 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 13.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 277 | 340 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The South Carolina median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in South Carolina
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester 02Summerville | 25,928 | 25 | $10,907 | 15.1 | #7 |
| Aiken 01Aiken | 22,916 | 41 | $11,879 | 14.4 | #8 |
| Richland 01Columbia | 21,814 | 48 | $16,464 | 12.1 | #9 |
| Beaufort 01Beaufort · this district | 21,050 | 32 | $14,133 | 11.3 | #10 |
| York 04Fort Mill | 18,445 | 20 | $11,218 | 13.2 | #11 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock, AR | 21,086 | $13,988 | 15.0 |
| Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers, IN | 21,062 | $9,287 | 17.5 |
| Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis, IN | 21,055 | $17,156 | 12.3 |
| Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville, NC | 21,017 | $9,505 | 16.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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