WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL

WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one of the average-sized four-year high schools in JACKSONVILLE, Florida, overseen by DUVAL, with 1,376 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 33% above typical.

DUVAL runs 206 schools in total, collectively educating 131,562 students. WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (91%); the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 2% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Duval County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 43.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Duval County) shows that median household income runs about $71,277, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Duval County's 220 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,209 students), WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SALLYE B. MATHIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 38.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,373 (now 1,376). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the WILLIAM M. RAINES HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.