CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER

CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER operates as a minimally staffed senior high in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 46 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 96% below typical.

HILLSBOROUGH runs 300 schools in total, collectively educating 221,318 students. CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER reports that 57% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 20% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.3:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household income runs about $79,540, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. CARVER EXCEPTIONAL CENTER's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 50 (now 46). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 88% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 today.

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