📍 8000 Nw 44th St, Lauderhill, Broward County, 33351
Piper High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lauderhill, Broward County. The school has 2,310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Broward school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Piper High School enrolls 2,310 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 92 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,650 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 387 | 17% |
| White | 177 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 36 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,495 of the school's 2,310 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,385 qualify for free lunch and 110 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Piper High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 33, state house district 95.
Piper 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 2,310 students, Piper 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 - Small