LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL

LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL, a compact senior high in LAKE PLACID, Florida, part of HIGHLANDS, works with 829 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Across the 22 schools in HIGHLANDS (12,040 students total), LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% White, 15% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Highlands County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL shows 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Highlands County put median household income runs about $54,897, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Highlands County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,040 students), of which LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL is one.

LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 827 (now 829). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 49% to 36%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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