LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL

LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL, a medium-sized secondary school in LABELLE, Florida, part of HENDRY, hosts 1,422 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 37% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Across the 13 schools in HENDRY (13,430 students total), LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White, 5% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Hendry County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hendry County put the typical household earns roughly $56,393 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Hendry County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,592 students), of which LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is COUNTRY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LABELLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 1,223 students in 2018 compared to 1,422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 28% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

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