DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER

DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER, a very small high school in MIAMI, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE, works with 27 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER sits 97% leaner than that benchmark.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Black, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Miami-Dade County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.5:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Miami-Dade County's 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER is one campus in the mix.

BIOTECH@RICHMOND HEIGHTS 9-12 HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DOROTHY M. WALLACE COPE CENTER has edged down 61%, going from 70 students in 2018 to 27 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 44% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 5.4:1 in 2018 to 2.5:1 in 2025.

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