INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, a tight-knit high school in RIVIERA BEACH, Florida, overseen by PALM BEACH, educates 714 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL sits 31% below that benchmark.

Within PALM BEACH, which oversees 233 schools and 191,505 students, INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.5%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Palm Beach County put median household earnings sit near $83,581, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Palm Beach County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), of which INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LAKE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting. As a public charter, INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. INLET GROVE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 703 (now 714). Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 69% to 79%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 27.0:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

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