COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in CLEARWATER, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS, instructs 1,396 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 151 schools operated by PINELLAS, a district that educates 87,955 students overall.

Looking at the student body, COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 65.1%; actual is 48.4%, a gap of -16.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pinellas County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,646, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is CHI CHI RODRIQUEZ ACADEMY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 65.4%.

COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 1,962 (now 1,396). White enrollment moved from 60% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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