FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY

As a tiny secondary school in CAMP BLANDING STARKE, Florida, FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY serves 17 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within CLAY. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 50 schools in CLAY (39,116 students total), FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 24% Hispanic, 24% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Clay County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,820, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Clay County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students), of which FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 6.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. FLORIDA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 17). The Black share of enrollment fell from 54% to 24% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.