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Enrollment
1,735
High
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CITRUS·NCES 120027002425
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL
3810 W EDUCATIONAL PATH, LECANTO, FL 34461 · (352) 746-2334 · Citrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
626 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 452 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 428 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 462 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 393 | 23% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 14.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,735 | 36.1% | 48.1% |
| SEABREEZE HIGH SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 1,587 | 34.5% | 67.8% |
| MERRITT ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL MERRITT ISLAND | 1,446 | 33.5% | 47.6% |
| PACE HIGH SCHOOL PACE | 2,316 | 34.5% | 66.5% |
| SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOL SEMINOLE | 1,394 | 32.7% | 47.9% |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY LAKELAND | 1,750 | 36.2% | 77.2% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Citrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #341 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #435 of 549 ▲ 92 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #289 of 559 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,735 | #226 of 830 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #145 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #440 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #411 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #170 of 246 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,735
-5 (0%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,735 | 88 | 19.7:1 | 36% (626) |
| 2023-24 | 1,763 | 83.2 | 21.2:1 | 43% (761) |
| 2022-23 | 1,630 | 88.7 | 18.4:1 | 46% (746) |
| 2020-21 | 1,740 | 86 | 20.2:1 | 58% (1,002) |
| 2017-18 | 1,631 | 86 | 19.0:1 | 54% (885) |
| 2015-16 | 1,567 | 84 | 18.6:1 | 54% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 1,793 | 104 | 17.2:1 | 44% (789) |
| 2000-01 | 1,550 | 82 | 18.9:1 | 22% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 59 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL.
About LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school in Florida, located in LECANTO. Enrollment stands at 1,735 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 68% bigger than the 1,035-student average for high schools in Florida.
CITRUS has 15,594 students spread across 26 schools.
The share of White students at LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Citrus County is about 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 88 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.7:1. Across high schools in Florida, the average ratio is 23.5:1. Of all students at LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL, 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Citrus County is 12 points.
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL scores 15.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 48.1% actual versus 63.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Citrus County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $56,546 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Citrus County number 28, with about 15,594 students.
The closest school to LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL is CREST SCHOOL, located about 0.1 miles away. LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 5.
NCES describes the area around LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 1,740 in 2020-21 to 1,735 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students.
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Citrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
162,472
Census ACS
Median income
$56,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
15,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CITRUS
- CITRUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,465 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,293 students
- INVERNESS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 911 students
- CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 906 students
- CITRUS SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 877 students
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 816 students
Other schools in LECANTO
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 816 students
- LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 786 students
- CREST SCHOOLCombined · 102 students
- SRMI @ RENAISSANCE CENTERCombined · 82 students
- CYPRESS CREEK TREATMENT CENTERHigh · 63 students
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- CREST SCHOOL0.1 mi · 102
- LECANTO MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 786
- LECANTO PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 816
- PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS0.4 mi · 29
- SRMI @ RENAISSANCE CENTER0.4 mi · 82
- CYPRESS CREEK TREATMENT CENTER1.8 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About LECANTO HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL?
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,735 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL have?
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the student diversity at LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL in?
LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL is part of CITRUS.
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