FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL

FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL is one of the roomy four-year high schools in SPRING HILL, Florida, one of the schools within HERNANDO, with 1,853 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

HERNANDO runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 23,734 students. FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL has 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 45.8%.

Around the school, Hernando County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,058, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hernando County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students), of which FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GULF COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.8%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 8%, going from 1,710 students in 2018 to 1,853 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 49% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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