MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER

MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER is a combined-grade school of tiny scale in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, one of the schools within DUVAL, teacheing 132 students in grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Within DUVAL, which oversees 206 schools and 131,562 students, MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER lists that the largest single group is Black at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

On the resource side, MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Duval County reports that median household income runs about $71,277, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER is one of 220 public schools in Duval County (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students).

DARNELL COOKMAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. MT. HERMAN ESE CENTER's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 150 (now 132). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 60% to 54%.

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