LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Set in TALLAHASSEE, Florida, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial 9-12 campus, one of the schools within LEON. It instructs 1,822 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 76% larger than the state mean of about 1,035.

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 51 schools operated by LEON, a district that works with 31,579 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 36% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Leon County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 69.6%; LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL posts 51.7%, -17.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Leon County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,287, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 63 public schools in Leon County (combined enrollment of about 35,246 students).

The closest other public school is APALACHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.9%.

LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 2,094 (now 1,822). White enrollment moved from 50% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 26.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.