LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 101 N HANCOCK RD, in MINNEOLA, Florida, LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is a big secondary school that teaches 2,309 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by LAKE. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL sits 123% above that benchmark.

Across the 60 schools in LAKE (47,997 students total), LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL has 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Lake County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 70.4%; actual is 52.1%, a gap of -18.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lake County) records that median household income runs about $73,161, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lake County runs 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,997 students), of which LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

GRASSY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 71.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 24%: 1,868 students in 2018 compared to 2,309 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 25% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the LAKE MINNEOLA HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.