MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL

MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a big senior high in PALM COAST, Florida, operated by FLAGLER. Current enrollment sits at 2,102 students spanning grades 8 through 12. That puts it 103% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

FLAGLER runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 13,521 students. MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL lists 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 58.4%.

Across the wider county, Flagler County reports that median household income runs about $77,363, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Flagler County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,521 students), MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BELLE TERRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 58.0%.

MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATANZAS HIGH SCHOOL has grew 22%, going from 1,726 students in 2018 to 2,102 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 64% to 60%.

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