SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL

SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized four-year high schools in SANTA ROSA BEACH, Florida, one of the schools within WALTON, with 1,127 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 22 schools operated by WALTON, a district that serves 12,069 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Walton County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walton County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Walton County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,986, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

BAY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH WALTON HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 44%: 783 students in 2018 compared to 1,127 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 10% to 21% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.