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WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL

1 GATOR CIR, WEWAHITCHKA, FL 32465 · (850) 639-2228 · Gulf County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Enrollment
426
High
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 1,035
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
211 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
2
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
63
Grade 7
65
Grade 8
81
Grade 9
61
Grade 10
54
Grade 11
63
Grade 12
39
Student demographics
White
37187%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 33%
Hispanic
102%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 38%
Black
338%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 21%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21751%
Female
20949%

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
46.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
36.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of FL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
426
+79 (+23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.9:1
% White
87%
was 84%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
8%
was 12%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About 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.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Gulf County at a glance

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Population
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$61,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,901 students

Quick facts

School name
WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL
District
GULF
Address
1 GATOR CIR, WEWAHITCHKA, FL 32465
Phone
(850) 639-2228
County
Gulf County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
211 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
120069000870
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL?
WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL?
WEWAHITCHKA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by GULF in Gulf County.
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