GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL

GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of average-sized scale in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, run under PINELLAS, serveing 1,125 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL shows that 60% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Pinellas County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pinellas County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.3%; this one delivers 42.4%.

Around the school, Pinellas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Pinellas County runs 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students), of which GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DOUGLAS L. JAMERSON JR. ELEMENTARY, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 56.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GIBBS HIGH SCHOOL has declined 8%, going from 1,222 students in 2018 to 1,125 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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