PACE

Set in GAINESVILLE, Florida, PACE is a minimally staffed four-year high school, run under ALACHUA. It serves 51 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 1,035.

ALACHUA runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 28,255 students. PACE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PACE lists that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 20% White, 20% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the resource side, Roughly 69% of students at PACE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Alachua County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Alachua County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,949, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PACE is one of 68 public schools in Alachua County (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students).

Nearest neighbor: JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PACE.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PACE has expanded 19%, going from 43 students in 2018 to 51 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 74% to 47% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.