📍 1015 N Main St, High Springs, Alachua County, 32643
High Springs Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in High Springs, Alachua County. The school has 974 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Roberson. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
High Springs Community School enrolls 974 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 690 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 127 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 87 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6% |
| Asian | 10 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 974 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
High Springs Community School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 10.
High Springs Community School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 974 students, High Springs Community School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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