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May River High

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May River High ranks 102 nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 57% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

May River High is a public high school located in Bluffton, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,665 students. 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.

May River High consistently performs above the district and state averages on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams, with 61% proficiency in Algebra 1/Mathematics compared to 67.94% for the Beaufort 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 91.1% over the past few years, on par with the district and state averages. However, May River High has experienced a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, ranging from 12.9% to 29.7% over the past few years, which is an area the school may want to focus on.

When comparing May River High to the nearby schools in the Beaufort 01 district, such as Bluffton High and Hilton Head Island High, May River High generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement and graduation rates. However, Bluffton High and Hilton Head Island High have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. May River High has also seen a steady increase in its per-student spending, from $10,275 in 2020-2021 to $14,037 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to its strong academic performance.

1,731

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,762

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 New Riverside Road
Bluffton, SC 29910

(843) 836-4900

District: Beaufort 01

Feeder schools for May River High:

Elementary:	Okatie Elementary
	Pritchardville Elementary
	River Ridge Academy
Middle:	Bluffton Middle
	H. E. McCracken Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg71%

102^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 27 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	51.9	102 of 235	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.8	40 of 235	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	38 of 237	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	51 of 226	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	51 of 227	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	37 of 225	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.6	24 of 194	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	28 of 199	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	41 of 190	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	71 of 178	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	42 of 184	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	25 of 183	86.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	93 of 139	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	42 of 145	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.3	66 of 139	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	75 of 115	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	20 of 143	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	67 of 69	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	60 of 71	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.9	19 of 68	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	25 of 64	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	110 of 225	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	41 of 225	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	32 of 223	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	62 of 220	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	48 of 213	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	43 of 213	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	31 of 210	85.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	63 of 153	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	62 of 157	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	81 of 156	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	102 of 121	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.2	48 of 121	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	27 of 119	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	28 of 108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	26 of 93	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	28 of 80	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	113 of 226	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	52 of 229	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	31 of 226	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	38 of 220	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	65 of 213	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	40 of 217	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	29 of 214	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	93 of 224	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	40 of 228	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	42 of 229	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	47 of 224	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	64 of 215	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	35 of 218	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	31 of 213	85.4%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2023	49.0	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	67 of 196	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	27 of 196	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	39 of 197	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	57 of 192	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	44 of 189	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	33 of 191	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	25 of 185	86.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2025)33rd percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 288%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution71%+10 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 261%-13 vs state

English 160%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about May River High

How many students attend May River High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,731 students attended May River High.

What district is May River High in?

Beaufort 01

What is the racial makeup of May River High?

Students at May River High are 53% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is May River High a good school?

May River High ranks 102^nd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into May River High?

May River High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Okatie Elementary
Elementary : Pritchardville Elementary
Elementary : River Ridge Academy
Middle : Bluffton Middle
Middle : H. E. McCracken Middle

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