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How has HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,299
High
DISTRICT 1,050 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERNANDO·NCES 120081000890
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL
700 BELL AVE, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34601 · (352) 797-7015 · Hernando County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
671 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 321 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 326 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 372 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 280 | 22% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.5% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 21.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,299 | 51.7% | 40.8% |
| WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL WILLISTON | 1,121 | 50.8% | 47.7% |
| CLAY HIGH SCHOOL GREEN COVE SPRINGS | 1,776 | 51.6% | 60.1% |
| TITUSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 1,275 | 48.4% | 51.4% |
| ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 1,209 | 52.2% | 56.0% |
| WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOL WEEKI WACHEE | 1,437 | 47.6% | 44.1% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hernando County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #475 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #460 of 549 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #418 of 559 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,299 | #338 of 830 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #259 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #296 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #206 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #160 of 246 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,299
+205 (+19%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,299 | 60 | 21.6:1 | 52% (671) |
| 2023-24 | 1,270 | 62 | 20.5:1 | 60% (765) |
| 2022-23 | 1,299 | 57.1 | 22.8:1 | 58% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 1,094 | 58 | 18.9:1 | 53% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 1,207 | 66 | 18.3:1 | 65% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 1,182 | 67 | 17.6:1 | 60% (709) |
| 2010-11 | 1,431 | 84 | 17.0:1 | 51% (736) |
| 2000-01 | 1,420 | 71 | 20.0:1 | 30% (419) |
| 1990-91 | 1,032 | 72 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL.
About HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school based in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The school counts 1,299 students across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 26% larger than the 1,035 average for high schools in Florida.
HERNANDO includes 29 schools. Together they enroll 23,734 students.
White students make up a majority at HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, at 61%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Hernando County is about 76% White. HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL operates with 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.6:1. That is lower than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 52% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Hernando County average 53%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 40.8%, is 14.5 points below the 55.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Florida schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hernando County show that the median household income is $66,058, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in the county.
Nearby, BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, there are 5 other public schools. On average proficiency, HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 1,299 students in 2024-25, 205 more than the 1,094 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.9:1 to 21.6:1.
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Hernando County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
207,018
Census ACS
Median income
$66,058
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
23,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERNANDO
- FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,853 students
- WINDING WATERS K-8Elementary · 1,613 students
- EXPLORER K-8Elementary · 1,544 students
- CHALLENGER K-8 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHElementary · 1,456 students
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- WEEKI WACHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,437 students
Other schools in BROOKSVILLE
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,444 students
- NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGHHigh · 1,293 students
- POWELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,041 students
- PINE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 943 students
- CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 783 students
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 754 students
Other Hernando High schools
One other US public school is named Hernando High. HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hernando High SchoolHERNANDO, MS · 1,529 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 687
- HERNANDO ESCHOOL VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.4 mi · 46
- BROOKSVILLE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (B.E.S.T.)1.4 mi · 88
- MOTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 671
- D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.7 mi · 745
- EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL?
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,299 students in grades 06-12.
Is HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.6:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL?
At HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 61% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERNANDO.
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