MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL operates as a well-populated 9-12 campus in MIDDLEBURG, Florida, part of CLAY. Current enrollment sits at 1,866 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of 50 schools operated by CLAY, a district that instructs 39,116 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 58.1%, a residual of +6.6 points.

In the broader community, census data for Clay County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,820 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of 55 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 38,806 students).

MIDDLEBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 60.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 1,753 students in 2018 compared to 1,866 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.