OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 2800 US HIGHWAY 441 N, in OKEECHOBEE, Florida, OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL is a well-populated senior high that teaches 1,718 students (grades 9 through 12), run under OKEECHOBEE. Enrollment runs roughly 66% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 12 schools in OKEECHOBEE (6,206 students total), OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 41% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Okeechobee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,984 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Okeechobee County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,206 students), of which OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

YEARLING MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OKEECHOBEE HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 1,709 students in 2018 to 1,718 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 36% to 47%.

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