EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY

Set in DADE CITY, Florida, EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY is an one-room-style senior high, run under PASCO. It instructs 80 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% smaller than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 105 schools in PASCO (86,873 students total), EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 30% White, 28% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pasco County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pasco County put the typical household earns roughly $70,492 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. EAST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY is one of 111 public schools in Pasco County (combined enrollment of about 86,873 students).

Nearest neighbor: PASCO HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 94 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 4.6:1 today.

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