JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL

JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of expansive scale in JENSEN BEACH, Florida, part of MARTIN, instructing 1,722 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

Across the 32 schools in MARTIN (18,316 students total), JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.4%; this one delivers 59.4%.

Across the wider county, Martin County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,943, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Martin County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,316 students), of which JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FELIX A WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JENSEN BEACH HIGH SCHOOL has grew 8%, going from 1,598 students in 2018 to 1,722 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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