BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL

BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL operates as a close-knit secondary school in STARKE, Florida, run under BRADFORD. Current enrollment sits at 785 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 8 schools in BRADFORD (2,848 students total), BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 26% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bradford County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bradford County put the typical household earns roughly $63,050 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Bradford County (combined enrollment of about 2,848 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRADFORD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE WITH FLVS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 785). White enrollment moved from 73% to 62% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.

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