WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH

WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH is one of the low-enrollment four-year high schools in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH, with 419 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 1,035 students each, so WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH sits 60% below that benchmark.

WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH is one of 300 schools operated by HILLSBOROUGH, a district that caters to 221,318 students overall.

On demographics, WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 39% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 59.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hillsborough County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) shows that median household income runs about $79,540, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH.

The school occupies an urban site. WEST UNIVERSITY CHARTER HIGH operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 48%: 283 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 53% to 39%. Class-load math has rose: from 47.2:1 in 2018 to 59.9:1 in 2025.

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