NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH

NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH is one of the mid-tier secondary schools in BROOKSVILLE, Florida, operated by HERNANDO, with 1,293 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH sits 25% above that benchmark.

HERNANDO comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 23,734 students; NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH is among them.

On the student-mix side, NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hernando County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Hernando County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.2%, the actual is 56.5%, a residual of -7.8 points.

Around the school, Hernando County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,058 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hernando County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,734 students), of which NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHOCACHATTI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 64.1%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NATURE COAST TECHNICAL HIGH has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,326 students in 2018 to 1,293 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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