WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

As a sizable secondary school in WELLINGTON, Florida, WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL works with 2,689 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by PALM BEACH. That puts it 160% above the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

PALM BEACH comprises 233 schools with combined enrollment of 191,505 students; WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 145 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Palm Beach County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palm Beach County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

NEW HORIZONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 2,640 students in 2018 to 2,689 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 40%.

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