Beaufort Academy


Beaufort Academy is a private school for kindergarten through 12th grade, located in Lady's Island, South Carolina, United States. The school enrolls about 250 students, with an average class size of 16. The student to teacher ratio is 7:1. Beaufort Academy is an accredited member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools.

History

Beaufort Academy was founded in 1966 on Lady's Island, South Carolina. It was established as a segregation academy in response to the court-ordered integration of public schools. The school's tax exemption was revoked by the Internal Revenue Service after it declined to document that it had a racially nondiscriminatory admissions policy.

Campus

The campus sits on acres of land, and is located on Sams Point Road.