SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 28401 SW 167TH AVE, in HOMESTEAD, Florida, SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a sizable secondary school that educates 3,382 students (grades 9 through 12), run under MIAMI-DADE. That puts it 227% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

MIAMI-DADE comprises 527 schools with combined enrollment of 335,685 students; SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%); the rest comes out to 15% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Miami-Dade County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Across the wider county, Miami-Dade County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,753 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 561 public schools in Miami-Dade County (combined enrollment of about 335,817 students).

The closest other public school is AVOCADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 13%, going from 2,999 students in 2018 to 3,382 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 72% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 25.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.