SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 500 E CENTER AVE, in SEBRING, Florida, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized 6-8 campus that caters to 840 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by HIGHLANDS.

SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 22 schools operated by HIGHLANDS, a district that works with 12,040 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Highlands County put median household income runs about $54,897, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 773 students in 2018 compared to 840 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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