MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL

Set in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL is a big high school, overseen by DUVAL. It educates 2,343 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL sits 126% larger than that benchmark.

Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Asian. Compared to Duval County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 22% of students at MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Duval County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.0%; this one delivers 64.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Duval County) records that median household earnings sit near $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GREENLAND PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.1%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. MANDARIN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,594 (now 2,343). Over the same period, the White share fell from 57% to 50%. Class-load math has grew: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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