📍 318 N Wilson Ave, Arcadia, DeSoto County, 34266
Desoto Secondary School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Arcadia, DeSoto County. The school has 69 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ermatine Jones. It is part of the Desoto school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 34.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 69%.
Desoto Secondary School enrolls 69 students across grades K–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 34.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 46% |
| White | 20 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 69 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desoto Secondary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Desoto Secondary School is one of 11 schools in DESOTO, based in ARCADIA, Florida. The district serves 4,155 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 69 students, Desoto Secondary School is smaller than the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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