WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL

WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a tiny elementary school in CHIEFLAND, Florida, run under LEVY. Current enrollment sits at 132 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 78% below the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

LEVY comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 5,554 students; WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Levy County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.1%.

Around the school, census data for Levy County shows median household earnings sit near $56,750, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Levy County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,554 students), of which WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NATURE COAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site. WHISPERING WINDS CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 118 students in 2018 compared to 132 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.