BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of rural-scale scale in CLEARWATER, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS, works with 139 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 87% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 151 schools in PINELLAS (87,955 students total), BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL shows that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pinellas County put median household earnings sit near $72,646, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PINELLAS VIRTUAL FRANCHISE, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 37%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 139 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 32% to 25%.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.