HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a heavily attended secondary school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, one of the schools within MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 2,323 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 124% larger than typical.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 41% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably less Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.3%, the actual is 44.8%, a residual of -2.5 points.

Around the school, Miami-Dade County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,753, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is GATEWAY ENVIRONMENTAL K-8 LEARNING CENTER, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOMESTEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has grew 18%, going from 1,968 students in 2018 to 2,323 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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