DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL

As a modestly sized secondary school in DESTIN, Florida, DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL hosts 599 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by OKALOOSA. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 1,035.

OKALOOSA comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 32,120 students; DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. Compared to Okaloosa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Okaloosa County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.6%; this one delivers 57.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Okaloosa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Okaloosa County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DESTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. As a public charter, DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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