HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized high schools in WAUCHULA, Florida, overseen by HARDEE, with 1,347 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

HARDEE comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,547 students; HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% White, 5% Black. By comparison, Hardee County as a whole is about 42% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.4:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Hardee County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,489 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hardee County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students), HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WAUCHULA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARDEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 6%, going from 1,436 students in 2018 to 1,347 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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