WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL

WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL, a modestly sized secondary school in WEWAHITCHKA, Florida, part of GULF, caters to 426 students, covering grades 6 through 12. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

GULF comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,901 students; WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 8% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 56.4%; this one comes in at 39.8%, -16.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Gulf County shows median household income runs about $61,179, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Gulf County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,901 students), WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WEWAHITCHKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL has edged up 23%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 426 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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