📍 500 W Maxwell St, Pensacola, Escambia County, 32501
Pensacola High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pensacola, Escambia County. The school has 1,229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Escambia school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Pensacola High School enrolls 1,229 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 28% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 539 | 44% |
| White | 340 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 14% |
| Asian | 96 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
673 of the school's 1,229 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 645 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pensacola 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 2.
Pensacola High School is one of 70 schools in ESCAMBIA, based in PENSACOLA, Florida. The district serves 36,768 students district-wide and employs 2,173 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,229 students, Pensacola High School is larger than the district average of about 525 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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