SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD

SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD, a minimally staffed high school in HOMESTEAD, Florida, run under MIAMI-DADE, teaches 130 students, covering grades 11 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 87% below typical.

Within MIAMI-DADE, which oversees 527 schools and 335,685 students, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 14% Black, 8% White, 5% Asian. Compared to Miami-Dade County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD reports 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 43.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Miami-Dade County's rate of about 48%.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that median household income runs about $71,753, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Miami-Dade County runs 561 public schools (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students), of which SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD is one.

The closest other public school is ACCELERATION ACADEMIES LLC HOMESTEAD, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOMESTEAD operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 113 students in 2018 compared to 130 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 67% to 72%. Class-load math has rose: from 37.7:1 in 2018 to 43.3:1 in 2025.

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