FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL

FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is one of the big secondary schools in PALM COAST, Florida, run under FLAGLER, with 2,533 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 145% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 11 schools in FLAGLER (13,521 students total), FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.9%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of -7.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Flagler County shows median household earnings sit near $77,363, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Flagler County (combined enrollment of about 13,521 students).

IFLAGLER-VIRTUAL FRANCHISE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. FLAGLER-PALM COAST HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 2,516 (now 2,533). Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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