PEPIN ACADEMIES

Located at 3916 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE, in TAMPA, Florida, PEPIN ACADEMIES is a high-enrollment K-12 campus that teaches 834 students (grades 3 through 12), overseen by HILLSBOROUGH. Enrollment runs roughly 136% larger than the state mean of about 353.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), PEPIN ACADEMIES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PEPIN ACADEMIES reports that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 29% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting PEPIN ACADEMIES tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, Hillsborough County reports that median household earnings sit near $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which PEPIN ACADEMIES is one.

The closest other public school is JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PEPIN ACADEMIES.

PEPIN ACADEMIES operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, PEPIN ACADEMIES runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 765 students in 2018 compared to 834 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 28% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.