WALTON LEARNING CENTER

WALTON LEARNING CENTER, a rural-scale four-year high school in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, overseen by WALTON, enrolls 34 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 97% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

WALTON LEARNING CENTER is one of 22 schools operated by WALTON, a district that caters to 12,069 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WALTON LEARNING CENTER records that 76% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest looks like 9% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 4% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, WALTON LEARNING CENTER logs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Walton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,986 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WALTON LEARNING CENTER is one of 26 public schools in Walton County (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST DEFUNIAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALTON LEARNING CENTER.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at WALTON LEARNING CENTER has shrank 3%, going from 35 students in 2018 to 34 in 2024. The White share of enrollment declined from 31% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2024.

On this page, members of the WALTON LEARNING CENTER community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.