PACE PROGRAM

As a rural-scale senior high in PENSACOLA, Florida, PACE PROGRAM serves 57 students from grades 6 through 12, overseen by ESCAMBIA. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so PACE PROGRAM sits 94% below that benchmark.

Across the 66 schools in ESCAMBIA (36,795 students total), PACE PROGRAM accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PACE PROGRAM records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 42% Black, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting PACE PROGRAM tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Escambia County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, Escambia County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,500, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Escambia County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), of which PACE PROGRAM is one.

REINHARDT HOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. PACE PROGRAM's enrollment has climbed 21% since 2018, when it stood at 47 (now 57). White enrollment moved from 51% to 42% across the same window.

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