STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL

STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL, a high-enrollment high school in LUTZ, Florida, operated by HILLSBOROUGH, teaches 2,396 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 131% above typical.

HILLSBOROUGH comprises 300 schools with combined enrollment of 221,318 students; STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL is one.

MARTINEZ MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 75.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 2,432 students in 2018 compared to 2,396 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 28.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for STEINBRENNER HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.