MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE

MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in DAVIE, Florida, one of the schools within BROWARD, with 596 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 42% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that caters to 243,591 students overall.

Looking at the student body, MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 19% Black, 6% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 62.6%; this one delivers 87.9%, a residual of +25.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, Broward County reports that median household income runs about $77,633, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broward County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE is one campus in the mix.

COLLEGE ACADEMY AT BROWARD COLLEGE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCFATTER TECHNICAL COLLEGE at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 608 students in 2018 compared to 596 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 45% to 52% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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