MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER

MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER is one of the micro-enrollment four-year high schools in ATLANTIC BEACH, Florida, part of DUVAL, with 25 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 98% leaner than the state mean of about 1,035.

MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER is one of 206 schools operated by DUVAL, a district that teaches 131,562 students overall.

Demographically, MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 24% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Duval County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,277 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Duval County runs 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), of which MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER is one.

ANCHOR ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION CENTER's enrollment has ticked down 43% since 2018, when it stood at 44 (now 25). White enrollment moved from 82% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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