GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates as an average-sized senior high in BELLE GLADE, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH. Current enrollment sits at 979 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 36% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.1:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Palm Beach County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 42.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows median household income runs about $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PIONEER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 998 (now 979). Class-load math has grew: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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