OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Set in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida, OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE is a very small four-year high school, run under OKALOOSA. It hosts 42 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 96% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

OKALOOSA runs 49 schools in total, collectively educating 32,120 students. OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE reports that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black. By comparison, Okaloosa County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Okaloosa County's rate of about 50%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Okaloosa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Okaloosa County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students), of which OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE is one.

KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 66%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 42 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.