BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL

BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of cozy scale in BLOUNTSTOWN, Florida, part of CALHOUN, teacheing 658 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within CALHOUN, which oversees 6 schools and 2,031 students, BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL logs that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.0%.

Across the wider county, Calhoun County reports that median household earnings sit near $50,517, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 2,031 students).

The closest other public school is BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.1%.

BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL has rose 52%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 658 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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