BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL

BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL, a moderately sized unified-grade school in BONIFAY, Florida, run under HOLMES, instructs 363 students, covering grades pre-K through 12.

Across the 8 schools in HOLMES (3,013 students total), BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.7%, the actual is 46.7%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for Holmes County shows median household income runs about $49,343, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Holmes County (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students).

GRADUATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BETHLEHEM HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 91% across the same window.

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