LARGO HIGH SCHOOL

LARGO HIGH SCHOOL is a substantial high school in LARGO, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS. The school caters to 2,058 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 99% above the state mean of about 1,035.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, LARGO HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LARGO HIGH SCHOOL lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, LARGO HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.8%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of -7.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pinellas County) records that median household earnings sit near $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LARGO HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

The closest other public school is DROPOUT PREVENTION SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LARGO HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LARGO HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 1,829 students in 2018 compared to 2,058 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 50% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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