NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL

NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of big scale in ST PETERSBURG, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS, educateing 1,684 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 151 schools in PINELLAS (87,955 students total), NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Pinellas County shows median household income runs about $72,646, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

Nearest neighbor: JOHN M. SEXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 1,810 students in 2018 compared to 1,684 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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