CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 951 WHIDDON AVE, in CEDAR KEY, Florida, CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is a close-knit combined-grade school that enrolls 202 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within LEVY. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 43% leaner than typical.

LEVY comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,554 students; CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Levy County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Florida schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.4%; actual is 72.4%, +23.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Levy County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,750, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Levy County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,554 students), CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: YANKEETOWN SCHOOL, around 22.2 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.1%.

CEDAR KEY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 23%: 264 students in 2018 compared to 202 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.