SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER

SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER operates as a rural-scale all-grades campus in PLANT CITY, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH. Current enrollment sits at 29 students spanning grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 353 students per school, that is 92% leaner than typical.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER is one campus in the system.

On demographics, SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 38% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER is one of 320 public schools in Hillsborough County (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students).

Nearest neighbor: SIMMONS CAREER CENTER, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER has shrank 31%, going from 42 students in 2018 to 29 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 4.2:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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