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Whale Branch Early College High School

169 Detour Road

Tel: (843)466-2701

Whale Branch Early College High School serves 530 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the SC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 48%.
Whale Branch Early College High School operates within the Beaufort 01 School District.
Beaufort 01 School District's 68% graduation rate is higher than the SC state average of 66%.

The student population of 530 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 35 teachers has grown by 12% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.41 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(SC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	16:1

Hispanic	5%	8%

Black	75%	35%

White	18%	52%

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.41	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	80%	50%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	n/a	6%

Beaufort 01 School District's student population of 20,604 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 68% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $13,561 is higher than the state average of $11,413. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,696 is higher than the state average of $10,999. The district spending/student has declined by 21% over four years.

School District Name	Beaufort 01 School District
Number of Schools Managed	29	6
Number of Students Managed	20,604	3,454

Graduation Rate	68%	66%

District Total Revenue	$281 MM	$39 MM

District Spending	$263 MM	$38 MM

District Revenue / Student	$13,561	$11,413

District Spending / Student	$12,696	$10,999

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