SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL

As a roomy four-year high school in HOLLYWOOD, Florida, SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL caters to 2,358 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within BROWARD. Enrollment runs roughly 128% above the state mean of about 1,035.

SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is one of 325 schools operated by BROWARD, a district that teaches 243,591 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 28% Black, 20% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Broward County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.4%; this one comes in at 42.4%, -20.0 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Broward County shows median household income runs about $77,633, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Broward County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 244,502 students), of which SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: AVANT GARDE ACADEMY FOUNDATION K8, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH BROWARD HIGH SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 2,325 students in 2018 to 2,358 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 39% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 today.

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