FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is a combined-grade school of modestly sized scale in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH, instructing 152 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 57% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 353 students.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

On demographics, FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE reports that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 36% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one.

TAMPA BAY TECH HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. As a public charter, FLORIDA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 18%: 129 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 25% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.