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What's the one class at SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,849
High
DISTRICT 743 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLANDS·NCES 120084000905
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL
3514 KENILWORTH BLVD, SEBRING, FL 33870 · (863) 471-5500 · Highlands County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,849 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Florida public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
932 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 448 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 494 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 465 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 441 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
50.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.0pp 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 39 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 11 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 28.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Schools most like SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,849 | 50.4% | 47.1% |
| LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL WINTER PARK | 2,241 | 50.9% | 53.9% |
| LYMAN HIGH SCHOOL LONGWOOD | 2,026 | 52.6% | 46.5% |
| SEBASTIAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL SEBASTIAN | 1,777 | 52.8% | 53.4% |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH LAKELAND | 2,469 | 47.0% | 52.5% |
| FRANK W. SPRINGSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 1,853 | 46.5% | 45.8% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #360 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #295 of 549 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #357 of 559 ▲ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,849 | #202 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #433 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #135 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #232 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #112 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,849
+629 (+52%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,123
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 18.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,849 | 75 | 24.6:1 | 50% (932) |
| 2023-24 | 1,901 | 73.5 | 25.9:1 | 68% (1,298) |
| 2022-23 | 1,809 | 69.5 | 26.0:1 | 56% (1,020) |
| 2020-21 | 1,220 | 66 | 18.5:1 | 47% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 1,636 | 84 | 19.5:1 | 57% (927) |
| 2015-16 | 1,604 | 86 | 18.6:1 | 64% (1,027) |
| 2010-11 | 1,610 | 72 | 22.4:1 | 56% (909) |
| 2000-01 | 1,347 | 70 | 19.2:1 | 38% (512) |
| 1990-91 | 1,123 | 60 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL.
About SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is a high-enrollment high school found in SEBRING, Florida. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,849 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Florida average about 1,035 students.
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is in HIGHLANDS, a district with 12,040 students across 22 schools.
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 68% White among all Highlands County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 24.6 students per teacher and 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Highlands County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is C. Compared with Florida public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.1%, compared with a predicted 55.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Highlands County residents, the median household income is $54,897, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is one of 24 public schools in the county.
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL had 1,220 students in 2020-21 and 1,849 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.5:1 in 2020-21, and 24.6:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Highlands County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,702
Census ACS
Median income
$54,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HIGHLANDS
- AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 980 students
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 829 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
Other schools in SEBRING
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 840 students
- WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 834 students
- CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 710 students
- HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 669 students
- SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 588 students
- FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 576 students
Nearby schools
- FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 576
- THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE0.8 mi · 57
- SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 840
- HIGHLANDS COUNTY HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM1.2 mi · 17
- HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL SCHOOL1.2 mi · 141
- NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM1.2 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL?
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,849 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL?
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 44% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL?
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HIGHLANDS in Highlands County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.