MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH

MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH operates as a compact senior high in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, operated by MIAMI-DADE. Current enrollment sits at 859 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH lists that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic. By comparison, Miami-Dade County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Miami-Dade County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.6%, the actual is 47.2%, a residual of -0.4 points.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRIDGE PREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI GARDENS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.9%.

MIAMI CAROL CITY SENIOR HIGH operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 1,091 students in 2018 compared to 859 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

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