FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 17828 SW STATE ROAD 47, in FORT WHITE, Florida, FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school that serves 1,101 students (grades 6 through 12), operated by COLUMBIA.

COLUMBIA runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 9,815 students. FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,205, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 9,815 students).

Nearest neighbor: FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,174 (now 1,101).

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