PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL

PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized secondary school in PENSACOLA, Florida, overseen by ESCAMBIA. The school caters to 1,221 students in grades 9 through 12.

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

In terms of who attends, PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Escambia County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.1%; this one delivers 41.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Escambia County put median household earnings sit near $67,500, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Escambia County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,056 students), of which PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOSPITAL & HOMEBOUND, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PENSACOLA HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 1,440 students in 2018 compared to 1,221 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 8% to 18%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

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