School district · Florida
Highlands
Highlands in Florida: 24 public schools with 12,040 students and 18.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,205 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 24
- Students
- 12,040
- Students per teacher
- 18.4
- FL 18.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,205
- FL $12.7K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 654
- Counselors (FTE)
- 19.5
- Students per counselor
- 617
- FL 426 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- Librarians (FTE): 2.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Florida's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Florida: 57%53%proficient
+5.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Florida
Median 55% · 74 school districts compared
5,230 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Math
Florida: 59%56%proficient
+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Florida
Median 57% · 74 school districts compared
4,941 students tested, grades 3–8 · FAST; proficient means Levels 3-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 24% · $42.8M
- State
- 40% · $71.1M
- Local
- 36% · $65.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,937
- Support services
- $5,332
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $14.6M
- Long-term debt
- $33.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-Enrolled PK Exceptional Ed ProgramSpecial education | Pre-K | 6 | — | — | — |
Sebring Pre-K CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K | 136 | 17.0 | — | — |
Avon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 503 | 14.4 | 50% | 66% |
Cracker Trail Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 710 | 16.1 | 60% | 65% |
Fred Wild Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 576 | 16.2 | 45% | 55% |
Lake Country Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 604 | 15.3 | 59% | 66% |
Lake Placid Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 569 | 16.5 | 61% | 77% |
Memorial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 466 | 16.6 | 50% | 54% |
Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 557 | 16.6 | 68% | 80% |
Sun 'n Lake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 588 | 17.8 | 62% | 70% |
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 834 | 17.7 | 53% | 63% |
Avon Park Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 600 | 16.7 | 45% | 39% |
Hill-Gustat Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 669 | 19.7 | 52% | 41% |
Lake Placid Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 507 | 16.6 | 50% | 46% |
Sebring Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 840 | 19.5 | 50% | 57% |
Avon Park High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 980 | 19.2 | — | — |
Highlands County Schools Jail ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 2 | — | — | — |
Highlands Virtual FranchiseFully virtual | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Highlands Virtual FranchiseFully virtual | 6–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
Lake Placid High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 829 | 21.0 | — | — |
Sebring High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,849 | 24.7 | — | — |
The Academy at Youth Care LaneAlternativeFree meals for all | 5–12 | 57 | — | 24% | 8.2% |
Highlands County Hospital/Homebound ProgramSpecial education | K–12 | 17 | — | — | — |
Highlands Virtual SchoolFully virtual | K–12 | 141 | — | 75% | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 426 School St, Sebring, FL 33870
- Phone
- (863)471-5000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.