SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES is one of the very small senior highs in DORAL, Florida, overseen by MIAMI-DADE, with 119 students on its rolls from grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 89% below the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 527 schools in MIAMI-DADE (335,685 students total), SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES shows that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 8% Asian, 6% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 69% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES lists 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 29.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES higher than the state norm the norm. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Miami-Dade County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL EAST AT DORAL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES has increased 3%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 119 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 38.3:1 in 2018 to 29.8:1 in 2025.

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