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Lecanto High School

3810 W Educational Path, Lecanto, Citrus County, 34461

1,630
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lecanto High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lecanto, Citrus County. The school has 1,630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Citrus school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 88.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.

School details

School district
Citrus
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Lecanto High School enrolls 1,630 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 88.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
812 (50%)
Female students
818 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
88.7
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White1,23876%
Hispanic or Latino18812%
Two or more races764.7%
Black or African American633.9%
Asian573.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native4<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

746 of the school's 1,630 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 702 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 9–12Title I

Lecanto High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.

School district: CITRUS

Lecanto 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 1,630 students, Lecanto High School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.

15,531
District students
28
Schools
980
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB DP (Ages 16–19) IB CP (Ages 16–19)
IBO code
003962
IB since
03 February 2009
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

53%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
93%
Graduation rate
13%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

AP courses (6) 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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