FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL

FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized intermediate schools in SPRING HILL, Florida, overseen by HERNANDO, with 815 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

HERNANDO runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 23,734 students. FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Hernando County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hernando County put median household earnings sit near $66,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Hernando County (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students).

Nearest neighbor: EXPLORER K-8, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 728 students in 2018 compared to 815 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 20% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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