📍 1600 Ne 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, 33305
Fort Lauderdale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County. The school has 2,228 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erin Brown. It is part of the Broward school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 18 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Lauderdale High School enrolls 2,228 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 96 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 27% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 987 | 44% |
| White | 595 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 532 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 40 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,278 of the school's 2,228 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,186 qualify for free lunch and 92 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Lauderdale High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 94.
Fort Lauderdale High School is one of 329 schools in BROWARD, based in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida. The district serves 243,553 students district-wide and employs 12,532 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,228 students, Fort Lauderdale High School is larger than the district average of about 740 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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