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The highest-poverty public schools in Highlands County, Florida

17 public schools in Highlands County, Florida appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 65.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
17
Highlands County, Florida
Top % FRL
80.2%
Median % FRL
65.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FLORIDA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSElementary57680.2%
2MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FLHIGHLANDSElementary46676.8%
3PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FLHIGHLANDSElementary55773.2%
4LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE PLACID, FLHIGHLANDSElementary56972.9%
5AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLAVON PARK, FLHIGHLANDSMiddle60070.3%
6AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FLHIGHLANDSElementary50368.8%
7LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOLLAKE PLACID, FLHIGHLANDSMiddle50767.5%
8WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSElementary83466.2%
9SEBRING PRE-K CENTERSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSElementary13665.4%
10LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE PLACID, FLHIGHLANDSElementary60463.4%
11SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSElementary58862.9%
12LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLLAKE PLACID, FLHIGHLANDSHigh82960.4%
13SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSMiddle84059.3%
14AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLAVON PARK, FLHIGHLANDSHigh98059.2%
15CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSElementary71054.6%
16HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSMiddle66953.8%
17SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLSEBRING, FLHIGHLANDSHigh1,84950.4%
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