Beaufort County School District educates approximately 20,000 students in Beaufort County, South Carolina, the second-most rapidly growing county in South Carolina. The district manages 30 schools and has sponsored the charter for Riverview Charter School. The superintendent is Valerie Truesdale. The district is governed by an 11-member board of education whose elected members represent the electoral district in which they live and serve staggered, four-year terms.
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