ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL

ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is a sprawling four-year high school in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. The school works with 2,863 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 177% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 23% White, 7% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL has 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.4%; this one delivers 58.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) reports that median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ALONSO HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 2,648 students in 2018 compared to 2,863 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 29% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.