JAY HIGH SCHOOL

As a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in JAY, Florida, JAY HIGH SCHOOL caters to 498 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by SANTA ROSA. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Within SANTA ROSA, which oversees 38 schools and 29,643 students, JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JAY HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, JAY HIGH SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Santa Rosa County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JAY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.0%, the actual is 51.1%, a residual of -2.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Santa Rosa County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,922 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Rosa County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,382 students), of which JAY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, JAY HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JAY HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 17%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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