ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL

ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL operates as a roomy senior high in DELRAY BEACH, Florida, run under PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 1,810 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 75% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 233 schools in PALM BEACH (191,505 students total), ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL lists that Black students make up the majority at 70%; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, The school lists 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household income runs about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is VILLAGE ACADEMY ON THE ART & SARA JO KOBACKER CAMPUS, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 21%, going from 2,294 students in 2018 to 1,810 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 60% to 70% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.