📍 17828 Sw State Road 47, Fort White, Columbia County, 32038
Fort White High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort White, Columbia County. The school has 1,158 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jonathan Jordan. It is part of the Columbia school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Fort White High School enrolls 1,158 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 827 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 6.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
667 of the school's 1,158 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 623 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.
Fort White High 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 5, state house district 10.
Fort White High School is one of 19 schools in COLUMBIA, based in LAKE CITY, Florida. The district serves 9,508 students district-wide and employs 548 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,158 students, Fort White High School is larger than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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