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What's the state of after-school transportation at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
1,696
High
DISTRICT 1,336 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWARD·NCES 120018000241
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
6901 NW 16TH ST, PLANTATION, FL 33313 · (754) 322-1850 · Broward County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
762 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,696
-493 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 21.9:1
% White
5%
was 8%
% Hispanic
16%
was 14%
% Black
74%
was 71%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL
Set in PLANTATION, Florida, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive 9-12 campus, overseen by BROWARD. It caters to 1,696 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.
Within BROWARD, which oversees 325 schools and 243,591 students, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL shows 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.7%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of -11.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Broward County shows median household earnings sit near $77,633, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.6%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 2,189 (now 1,696). Class-load math has widened: from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Broward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,977,129
Census ACS
Median income
$77,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
244,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROWARD
- CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,579 students
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,510 students
- MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,089 students
- CORAL GLADES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,843 students
- WEST BROWARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- J. P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,436 students
Other schools in PLANTATION
- SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,303 students
- SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,014 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATIONElementary · 933 students
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 800 students
- TROPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 791 students
- MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 639 students
Nearby schools
- MIRROR LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 639
- VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 654
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL AT PLANTATION0.5 mi · 933
- PLANTATION MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 538
- BEN GAMLA CHARTER SCHOOL SOUTH BROWARD0.7 mi · 295
- PETERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOLHow large is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,696 students in grades 09-12.
Is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL have?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 5% White, 16% Hispanic, 74% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL in?
PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL is part of BROWARD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.