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Enrollment
658
High
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN·NCES 120021000290
BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
18597 NE SR 69, BLOUNTSTOWN, FL 32424 · (850) 674-5724 · Calhoun County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
283 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CALHOUN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
FL avg 56.7% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
FL avg 58.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
658
+226 (+52%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.4:1
% White
66%
was 69%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,492
Census ACS
Median income
$50,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,031 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALHOUN
- ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOLCombined · 653 students
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 484 students
- CARR ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLElementary · 205 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 30 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 1 students
Other schools in BLOUNTSTOWN
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 484 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 30 students
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 1 students
Nearby schools
- BLOUNTSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 484
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.4 mi · 30
- CALHOUN VIRTUAL FRANCHISE1.4 mi · 1
- LIBERTY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL4.7 mi · 336
- LIBERTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE4.7 mi · 7
- LIBERTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER4.8 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 66% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CALHOUN in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.