600 W Highland Blvd, Inverness, Citrus County, 34452
Citrus High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Inverness, Citrus County. The school has 1,503 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mary Leonard. It is part of the Citrus school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Citrus High School enrolls 1,503 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 82 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,214 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
819 of the school's 1,503 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 767 qualify for free lunch and 52 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Citrus High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 10, state house district 34.
Citrus High School is one of 28 schools in CITRUS, based in INVERNESS, Florida. The district serves 15,531 students district-wide and employs 980 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,503 students, Citrus High School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small