FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL

FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of sprawling scale in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, part of BROWARD, enrolling 2,260 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 118% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL logs that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Broward County) shows that median household earnings sit near $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 338 public schools in Broward County (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students).

The closest other public school is PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS INC., roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORT LAUDERDALE HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 13%, going from 2,007 students in 2018 to 2,260 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 17% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

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