LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL

LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of close-knit scale in MAYO, Florida, run under LAFAYETTE, works with 606 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 1,035.

LAFAYETTE comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,152 students; LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lafayette County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.4%; this one delivers 71.1%, a residual of +17.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lafayette County indicate median household income runs about $62,757, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Lafayette County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,152 students), of which LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 3%, going from 623 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025.

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