DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL

DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy secondary school in TAMPA, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. The school educates 639 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 38% smaller than typical.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 26.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 7% of students at DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.6%, the actual is 79.9%, a residual of +2.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

The closest other public school is TERRACE COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location. As a public charter, DR KIRAN C PATEL HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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