Enrollment
127
Combined
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087003712
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER
1202 W GRANT ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563 · (813) 707-7430 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
79 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 38% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 54% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
19.0%
own-school result
Math
29.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where SIMMONS CAREER CENTER ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Hillsborough County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #64 of 180 | #4 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #31 of 74 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
127
-78 (-38%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 62% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 71% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 82% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | 91% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 81% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 76% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 75% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIMMONS CAREER CENTER.
About SIMMONS CAREER CENTER
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER is a small combined-grade school based in PLANT CITY, Florida. A federal count lists 127 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Florida) has about 353 students.
HILLSBOROUGH includes 300 schools. Together they enroll 221,318 students.
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER is 53% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 34% White, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. SIMMONS CAREER CENTER's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 10 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.7:1. On average, combined schools in Florida have 17.7:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 62% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hillsborough County.
Hillsborough County census figures show that the median household income is $79,540, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hillsborough County is home to 320 public schools and about 223,193 public school students.
The school nearest to SIMMONS CAREER CENTER is SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The NCES locale for SIMMONS CAREER CENTER is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER's enrollment declined from 205 in 2020-21 to 127 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.4:1 to 12.7:1.
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Hillsborough County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
- FLORIDA CONNECTIONS ACADEMYCombined · 5,748 students
- JULE F SUMNER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,602 students
- NEWSOME HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,157 students
- ALONSO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,863 students
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- LENNARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,553 students
Other schools in PLANT CITY
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- DURANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,504 students
- TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,340 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOLMiddle · 1,066 students
- TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,000 students
- WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER0.0 mi · 29
- BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 357
- ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH0.7 mi · 457
- BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 618
- PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,572
- TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,340
Frequently asked questions
About SIMMONS CAREER CENTERWhat is the total enrollment at SIMMONS CAREER CENTER?
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER enrolls approximately 127 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does SIMMONS CAREER CENTER serve?
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at SIMMONS CAREER CENTER?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at SIMMONS CAREER CENTER.
How diverse is SIMMONS CAREER CENTER?
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER reports a student body of 34% White, 53% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SIMMONS CAREER CENTER?
SIMMONS CAREER CENTER is overseen by HILLSBOROUGH in Hillsborough County.
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