SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL

SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is one of the heavily attended four-year high schools in SEBRING, Florida, overseen by HIGHLANDS, with 1,849 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is one of 22 schools operated by HIGHLANDS, a district that caters to 12,040 students overall.

Demographically, SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Highlands County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Highlands County put median household earnings sit near $54,897, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Highlands County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,040 students), of which SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL.

SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,636 (now 1,849). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 25% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

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