FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL

As a rural-scale four-year high school in TAMPA, Florida, FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL works with 31 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 97% smaller than typical.

FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that educates 221,318 students overall.

In terms of who attends, FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 10% of students at FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE ACADEMY, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. FALKENBURG ROAD JAIL's enrollment has grew 35% since 2018, when it stood at 23 (now 31). Black enrollment moved from 83% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

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