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Bluffton High

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Bluffton High ranks 69 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 71% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Bluffton High is a public high school in Bluffton, South Carolina, serving 1,384 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Beaufort 01 school district, which is ranked 28 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluffton High consistently ranks among the top high schools in South Carolina, with impressive performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams, where students score significantly higher than the district and state averages in subjects like Algebra 1, English 1, English 2, and U.S. History. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 83.8% to 90.5%, which is on par with or better than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.9% to 2.4%. Bluffton High's diverse student population, with a significant percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is a notable strength, as the school's performance for this subgroup is among the top in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Bluffton High outperforms Beaufort High and Battery Creek High on most academic metrics, but Hilton Head Island High is a close competitor. The newest high school in the district, May River High, is also a strong performer. While Bluffton High faces some challenges, such as relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, the school's commitment to providing a quality education for its diverse student population is evident in its consistently strong academic performance and high graduation rates.

1,375

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,631

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 H. E. McCracken Circle
Bluffton, SC 29910

(843) 706-8800

District: Beaufort 01

Feeder schools for Bluffton High:

Elementary:	Bluffton Elementary
	Michael C. Riley Elementary
	Red Cedar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.1%

White:

34.5%

African American:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (78% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Beaufort 01

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg71%

69^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Beaufort 01

28^th of 75Beaufort 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	69 of 235	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	38 of 235	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	28 of 237	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	44 of 226	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	47 of 227	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	32 of 225	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	24 of 216	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	32 of 223	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	58.6	67 of 231	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	32 of 232	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	19 of 210	91.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	29 of 203	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	37 of 202	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	59 of 199	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	52.3	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	89 of 188	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.7	133 of 185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.3	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.2	124 of 191	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.6	128 of 187	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	19 of 194	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	7 of 194	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	6 of 199	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	20 of 190	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	41 of 178	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	14 of 184	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	16 of 183	91.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	53 of 139	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	36 of 145	75.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	20 of 71	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	7 of 58	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	74 of 225	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.9	35 of 225	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	35 of 223	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	32 of 220	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	64 of 213	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	27 of 213	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	23 of 210	89.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	49 of 153	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	35 of 157	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	47 of 156	69.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	43 of 121	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	24 of 121	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	20 of 119	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	33 of 108	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	20 of 93	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	8 of 86	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.8	13 of 80	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	42 of 226	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	23 of 229	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	14 of 226	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	29 of 220	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	24 of 213	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	8 of 217	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	10 of 214	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	63 of 224	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	38 of 228	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	28 of 229	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	56 of 224	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	37 of 215	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	34 of 218	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	32 of 213	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	16 of 196	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	12 of 197	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	12 of 192	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	17 of 189	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	17 of 191	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.3	19 of 185	89.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)91st percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 284%-3 vs state

English 179%+17 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 275%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution73%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bluffton High	Public	9-12	12 H. E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8800	1,375	92	14.9		475 (34.5%)	168 (12.2%)	661 (48.1%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.3%)	63	69^th of 235 public high schools	70.6%		74.6	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%	31								74.9	78.7	73.3	83.9	$14,631	$529	$329	$858	$11,321	$2,452	$13,773
May River High	Public	9-12	601 New Riverside Road	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 836-4900	1,731	112	15.5		918 (53.0%)	151 (8.7%)	552 (31.9%)	29 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (4.3%)	51.9	102^nd of 235 public high schools	56.6%		73.8	40^th of 235 public high schools	83.0%	62								61.0	59.9	71.4	88.3	$13,762	$544	$284	$828	$10,413	$2,520	$12,934
Beaufort-Jasper Academy for Career Excellence	Public	10-12	80 Lowcountry Drive	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Beaufort 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 987-8107	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hardeeville Junior /Senior High	Public	6-12	150 Hurricane Alley	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 310-1898	696	43	16.3		23 (3.3%)	216 (31.0%)	447 (64.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	27.3	174^th of 235 public high schools	26.0%		43.6	123^rd of 235 public high schools	47.7%	51	33.0	41.2	44.2	12.6	10.8	10.6	22.8	75.0	51.1	36.6	78.7
Hilton Head Island High	Public	9-12	70 Wilborn Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 689-4800	1,265	96	13.1		487 (38.5%)	149 (11.8%)	572 (45.2%)	19 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.9%)	54.4	90^th of 235 public high schools	61.7%		56.5	86^th of 235 public high schools	63.4%	4								74.4	68.3	69.6	83.0	$15,480	$592	$265	$857	$12,102	$2,520	$14,623
Battery Creek High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Blue Dolphin Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-5500	809	71	11.4		149 (18.4%)	375 (46.4%)	226 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (6.1%)	7.8	224^th of 235 public high schools	4.7%		9.1	219^th of 235 public high schools	6.8%	5								35.9	39.6	37.8	73.7	$17,142	$507	$405	$912	$12,669	$3,561	$16,230
Ridgeland High	Public	9-12	5 Correctional Road	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3252	4	4	1.0		2 (50.0%)	2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Beaufort High	Public, Magnet	9-12	84 Sea Island Parkway	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 322-2000	1,104	83	13.3		474 (42.9%)	433 (39.2%)	123 (11.1%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	53.6	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%		46.5	117^th of 235 public high schools	50.2%	21								67.0	60.0	63.7	89.7	$16,248	$838	$374	$1,212	$12,323	$2,713	$15,036
Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence	Public	6-12	250 Jaguar Trail	Ridgeland	29936	Jasper County	Jasper 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 489-8844	739	57	12.9		40 (5.4%)	345 (46.7%)	340 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	28.7	172^nd of 235 public high schools	26.8%		27.4	173^rd of 235 public high schools	26.4%	1	23.3	27.2	35.3	14.6	11.7	9.7	11.2	61.2	49.6	44.7	85.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bluffton High

What is the racial makeup of Bluffton High?

Students at Bluffton High are 48% Hispanic, 35% White, 12% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Bluffton High in?

Beaufort 01

What schools feed into Bluffton High?

Bluffton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bluffton Elementary
Elementary : Michael C. Riley Elementary
Elementary : Red Cedar Elementary

How many students attend Bluffton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,375 students attended Bluffton High.

Is Bluffton High a good school?

Bluffton High ranks 69^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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