PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY

PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in CLEARWATER, Florida, one of the schools within PINELLAS, enrolling 202 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% leaner than the state mean of about 1,035.

Within PINELLAS, which oversees 151 schools and 87,955 students, PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Pinellas County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Pinellas County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,646 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY is one of 155 public schools in Pinellas County (combined enrollment of about 87,955 students).

PLATO ACADEMY CLEARWATER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 17% since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 202). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 58% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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