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Enrollment
639
High
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLOR·NCES 120186002002
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
900 N JOHNSON STRIPLING RD, PERRY, FL 32347 · (850) 838-2525 · Taylor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Florida public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
337 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 145 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 19% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TAYLOR. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 17.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 639 | 52.7% | 47.6% |
| BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL STARKE | 785 | 49.6% | 43.7% |
| NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 791 | 47.2% | 59.2% |
| ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL PORT ORANGE | 1,209 | 52.2% | 56.0% |
| COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOL COTTONDALE | 419 | 47.0% | 60.0% |
| WILLISTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL WILLISTON | 1,121 | 50.8% | 47.7% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #354 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #363 of 549 ▲ 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #396 of 559 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #462 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #188 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #337 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #188 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #264 of 289 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
639
+56 (+10%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 912
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 639 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 53% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 29 | 23.1:1 | 75% (502) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 61% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 26 | 22.4:1 | 53% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 58% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 45% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 45% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 912 | 49 | 18.6:1 | 30% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
About TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school in PERRY, Florida. A federal count lists 639 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Florida) has about 1,035 students.
TAYLOR has a total of 7 schools and 2,524 students, TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL among them.
White students account for 60% of enrollment at TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. Other groups make up 29% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Taylor County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school's share is lower. TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 31 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.6:1. Among high schools in Florida, the typical ratio is 23.5:1. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is lower than the 65% average for public schools in Taylor County.
Measured against Florida public high schools, TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 54.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.6%.
Within Taylor County, median household income is about $49,073, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Federal data list 9 public schools in Taylor County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,524.
The nearest public school is TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
Federal data place TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 583 to 639. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.4:1 to 20.6:1.
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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,503
Census ACS
Median income
$49,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TAYLOR
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 545 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 503 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-KElementary · 148 students
- STEINHATCHEE SCHOOLElementary · 112 students
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 3 students
Other schools in PERRY
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 545 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 503 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-KElementary · 148 students
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISECombined · 3 students
- TAYLOR COUNTY JAIL SERVICESHigh
Other Taylor County High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Taylor County High. TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Taylor County High SchoolCampbellsville, KY · 819 students
- Taylor County High SchoolButler, GA · 345 students
Nearby schools
- TAYLOR COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 503
- TAYLOR PAEC VIRTUAL FRANCHISE0.4 mi · 3
- TAYLOR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 545
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRE-K0.7 mi · 148
- TAYLOR COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 574
- JOANN BRIDGES ACADEMY22.8 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 60% White, 3% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
TAYLOR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by TAYLOR in Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.