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HIGHLANDS

Sebring, Florida · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

12,040
Students enrolled
24
Public schools
654
Classroom teachers (FTE)
18.4:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 284
  • Kindergarten 853
  • Grade 1 866
  • Grade 2 869
  • Grade 3 904
  • Grade 4 881
  • Grade 5 914
  • Grade 6 864
  • Grade 7 881
  • Grade 8 924
  • Grade 9 1,009
  • Grade 10 968
  • Grade 11 942
  • Grade 12 881

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 39%
  • White 38%
  • Black or African American 17%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Asian 1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 7,537 of 12,032 students in the 20 of its 22 schools that report
  • Free lunch 58%
  • Reduced-price lunch 5%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,205 spent per student on day-to-day operations Florida median: $12,447 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,937
  • Support services $5,332
  • Other (food service, etc.) $935

Where the money comes from

  • Local 36%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 24%

Total revenue $179.3 milliontotal spending $177.6 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: SmallStudents: 49% suburb, 20% rural, 16% town, 15% city

Total staff (FTE)

1,594

District office

426 SCHOOL ST, Sebring FL 33870

County

Highlands County

Official website

NCES District ID

1200840

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About HIGHLANDS

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Mission Statement Through the individual commitment of all, the Highlands County School District will provide educational opportunities in a safe environment that prepare all students to achieve their potential; to be independent thinkers; and to be responsible, productive members of a global society. Vision Statement "Where Excellence is a Tradition."
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Public Schools in HIGHLANDS (26)

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SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades 09–12 · 1,849 students · High

AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL

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SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades 06–08 · 840 students · Middle

WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL

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CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades KG–05 · 710 students · Elementary

HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL

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LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Avon Park, FL · Grades 06–08 · 600 students · Middle

SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades PK–05 · 588 students · Elementary

FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades PK–05 · 576 students · Elementary

LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Lake Placid, FL · Grades PK–05 · 569 students · Elementary

PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Avon Park, FL · Grades PK–05 · 557 students · Elementary

LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL

Lake Placid, FL · Grades 06–08 · 507 students · Middle

AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Avon Park, FL · Grades PK–05 · 503 students · Elementary

MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Avon Park, FL · Grades KG–05 · 466 students · Elementary

HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL SCHOOL

Sebring, FL · Grades KG–12 · 141 students · Other

SEBRING PRE-K CENTER

Sebring, FL · Grades PK–PK · 136 students · Prekindergarten

THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE

Sebring, FL · Grades 05–12 · 57 students · High

HIGHLANDS COUNTY HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAM

Sebring, FL · Grades KG–12 · 17 students · Other

NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM

Sebring, FL · Grades PK–PK · 6 students · Prekindergarten

HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOLS JAIL PROGRAM

Sebring, FL · Grades 09–12 · 2 students · High

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