Battery Creek High School
1 Blue Dolphin Drive, Beaufort, SC, 29902-8928 -  Map
tel: (843)525-4220
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Battery Creek High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Beaufort County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1311 students
% Male / % Female 48%  /  52%
Total Classroom Teachers 87 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 505 students
Grade 10 - 292 students
Grade 11 - 230 students
Grade 12 - 284 students
This School ( SC ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( SC ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 4% 5%
% Black 63% 44%
% White 32% 49%
Additional Student Information
This School ( SC ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 52% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 11% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( SC ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Beaufort County School District
This School's Agency ( SC ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 28 7
Number of Students Managed 20,307 students 4,796 students
District Total Revenue $196,553,000 $32,593,000
District Expenditure $200,338,000 $32,358,000
District Revenue / Student $9,679 $8,131
District Expenditure / Student $9,865 $13,599
District Graduation Rates 90% 86%
School Notes:
  • Battery Creek High School is a 4-year International Baccalaureate public school in Beaufort, South Carolina. It is one of the two public high schools in Beaufort along with Beaufort High School, and is sometimes listed as being in Burton, South Carolina, an unincorporated sub-area of the Beaufort Urban Cluster.
  • Mission: To foster an optimal environment for all students to become life long learners and productive citizens.
  • Vision: Battery Creek High School will ensure that an engaging, relevant, and rigorous standards-based curriculum is provided in a safe and orderly environment of diversity, which will empower students to maximize their academic potential.
  • Beliefs: Providing the opportunity for all students to learn is a priority for our school.
  • Students learn in different ways and should be exposed to a variety of instructional approaches.
  • Students’ needs come first.
  • Exceptional students require special services and resources.
  • Students must learn to make appropriate decisions.
  • Students must play an active part in the learning process.
  • Teachers, staff, administrators, parents, students and community members share the responsibility of providing a supportive learning environment within our school.
  • High expectations for student achievement and the ongoing evaluation of programs and curriculum lead to continuous improvement.
  • Cultural diversity promotes individual growth and a positive self-concept.
  • A variety of assessments allow students to demonstrate achievement.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29902)
School Zip (29902) (SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 27,164 people 3,827,690 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 39% 21%
Population Average Age 29 years old 35.4 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $43,066 $37,524
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 29 years old 32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 68% / 32% 69% / 31%
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1. Beaufort High School - 1679 students - view location
View all schools in: Beaufort Town, Beaufort County, Zip 29902 
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