 In 2011, Beaufort was designated as a military magnet high school by the Beaufort County School District, in which a slight majority of students are involved in the Marine Corps JROTC program.Beaufort High competes at the Class AAA level in the South Carolina High School League.Battery Creek's major rival is the cross-town Beaufort High School, but due to relegation to Class AAA (as a result of declining enrollment), the schools do not play each other at the same frequency as before.