ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida, one of the schools within CITRUS. Current enrollment sits at 115 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE sits 89% smaller than that benchmark.

Within CITRUS, which oversees 26 schools and 15,594 students, ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Citrus County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Citrus County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Citrus County) logs that median household income runs about $56,546, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Citrus County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,594 students), of which ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE is one.

The closest other public school is CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 3.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. As a public charter, ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 72%: 67 students in 2018 compared to 115 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 4% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.