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Miseducation » South Carolina

Beaufort County School District

P.O. Drawer 309, Beaufort, SC 29901

21.8K Students | 1,721 Teachers | 32 Schools | Under Desegregation Order

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Battery Creek High
Beaufort Elementary
Beaufort High
Beaufort Middle
Bluffton Elementary
Bluffton High
Bluffton Middle
Broad River Elementary
Coosa Elementary
H. E. McCracken Middle
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center
Hilton Head Island Elementary
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts
Hilton Head Island High
Hilton Head Island Middle
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary
Lady's Island Elementary
Lady's Island Middle
Michael C. Riley Elementary
Mossy Oaks Elementary
Okatie Elementary
Port Royal Elementary
Pritchardville Elementary
Red Cedar Elementary
Right Choice School
River Ridge Academy
Riverview Charter School
Robert Smalls International Academy
St. Helena Elementary
Whale Branch Early College High
Whale Branch Elementary
Whale Branch Middle

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

5.4x

White students are 5.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 3.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

6.8x

students of Two or More Races are 6.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 3.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.9 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.9 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.2 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

59% Nonwhite Students

60% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

83% High School Graduation Rate

10% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

601 students

16% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

3,530 students

25% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,349 students

5% Students Enrolled in Physics

294 students

15% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

818 students

30% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,751 students

47% Students Enrolled in Biology

2,672 students

29% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,583 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

115 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

318 students

Teachers & Resources

12.6 Students for Every Teacher

17% Inexperienced Teachers

21% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

6 Average Number of AP Courses per School

4.4 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

7 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

31 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

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Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,956 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

2,822 Total In-School Suspended Students

13% of all students in this district

19 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

301 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.7Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

34 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

142 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

1 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.6 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Drew Davis
843-322-2414
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Battery Creek High	Beaufort	66%	61%	80%	2.7x	2.1x
Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	64%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort High	Beaufort	49%	45%	85%	8.4x	4.1x
Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	53%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton	57%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
Bluffton High	Bluffton	52%	41%	84%	3.1x	2.2x
Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	57%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Broad River Elementary	Beaufort	71%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Coosa Elementary	Beaufort	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	54%	49%	Less than 20%	4.1x	2.8x
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island	75%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island	61%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island	58%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.8x
Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	46%	38%	89%	3.9x	4.9x
Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	52%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort	85%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort	64%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton	69%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.6x
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort	63%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Okatie Elementary	Okatie	42%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal	62%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton	48%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.6x
Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton	70%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Right Choice School	Beaufort	71%	63%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Ridge Academy	Bluffton	39%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5x
Riverview Charter School	Beaufort	43%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Robert Smalls International Academy	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	87%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook	86%	100%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	2.9x
Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook	90%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	89%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Battery Creek High	Beaufort	66%	61%	80%	0 Not available	2.1x
Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	64%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Beaufort High	Beaufort	49%	45%	85%	4.7x	0 Not available
Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	53%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton	57%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton High	Bluffton	52%	41%	84%	2.1x	0 Not available
Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	57%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
Broad River Elementary	Beaufort	71%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coosa Elementary	Beaufort	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	54%	49%	Less than 20%	2.2x	2.5x
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island	75%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island	61%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island	58%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	46%	38%	89%	2.3x	2.9x
Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	52%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	1.7x
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort	85%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort	64%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton	69%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort	63%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Okatie Elementary	Okatie	42%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal	62%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton	48%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton	70%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Right Choice School	Beaufort	71%	63%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Ridge Academy	Bluffton	39%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Riverview Charter School	Beaufort	43%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4x
Robert Smalls International Academy	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	87%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook	86%	100%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	4.7x
Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook	90%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	89%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Battery Creek High	Beaufort	66%	61%	80%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	64%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort High	Beaufort	49%	45%	85%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	53%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton	57%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton High	Bluffton	52%	41%	84%	0 Not available	2.7x
Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	57%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Broad River Elementary	Beaufort	71%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coosa Elementary	Beaufort	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	54%	49%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island	75%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island	61%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island	58%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	46%	38%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	52%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort	85%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort	64%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton	69%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort	63%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Okatie Elementary	Okatie	42%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal	62%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton	48%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton	70%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Right Choice School	Beaufort	71%	63%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Ridge Academy	Bluffton	39%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Riverview Charter School	Beaufort	43%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robert Smalls International Academy	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	87%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook	86%	100%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook	90%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	89%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Battery Creek High	Beaufort	66%	61%	80%	.5Less likely	3.2x
Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	64%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort High	Beaufort	49%	45%	85%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	53%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton	57%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton High	Bluffton	52%	41%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	57%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Broad River Elementary	Beaufort	71%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7x
Coosa Elementary	Beaufort	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	54%	49%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island	75%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island	61%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island	58%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	46%	38%	89%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	52%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort	85%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort	64%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton	69%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort	63%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Okatie Elementary	Okatie	42%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal	62%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton	48%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton	70%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Right Choice School	Beaufort	71%	63%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Ridge Academy	Bluffton	39%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Riverview Charter School	Beaufort	43%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robert Smalls International Academy	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	87%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook	86%	100%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook	90%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	89%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Battery Creek High	Beaufort	66%	61%	80%	0 Not available	2.9x
Beaufort Elementary	Beaufort	64%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Beaufort High	Beaufort	49%	45%	85%	0 Not available	3.4x
Beaufort Middle	Beaufort	53%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Elementary	Bluffton	57%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton High	Bluffton	52%	41%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bluffton Middle	Bluffton	57%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	15.5x
Broad River Elementary	Beaufort	71%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coosa Elementary	Beaufort	35%	39%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
H. E. McCracken Middle	Bluffton	54%	49%	Less than 20%	0 Not available	14.8x
Hilton Head Island Early Childhood Center	Hilton Head Island	75%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary	Hilton Head Island	61%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts	Hilton Head Island	58%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hilton Head Island High	Hilton Head Island	46%	38%	89%	.5Less likely	7.8x
Hilton Head Island Middle	Hilton Head Island	52%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.4x
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary	Beaufort	85%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.2x
Lady's Island Elementary	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lady's Island Middle	Beaufort	64%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Michael C. Riley Elementary	Bluffton	69%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mossy Oaks Elementary	Beaufort	63%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Okatie Elementary	Okatie	42%	36%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal	62%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pritchardville Elementary	Bluffton	48%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Red Cedar Elementary	Bluffton	70%	72%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Right Choice School	Beaufort	71%	63%	Less than 50%	0 Not available	0 Not available
River Ridge Academy	Bluffton	39%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Riverview Charter School	Beaufort	43%	24%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robert Smalls International Academy	Beaufort	75%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
St. Helena Elementary	St. Helena	87%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Early College High	Seabrook	86%	100%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Elementary	Seabrook	90%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whale Branch Middle	Seabrook	89%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →