📍 150 e Burgess Rd, Pensacola, Escambia County, 32503
West Florida High School/technical is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pensacola, Escambia County. The school has 1,277 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Escambia school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
West Florida High School/technical enrolls 1,277 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 26% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 625 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 334 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 64 | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 1,277 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 82 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Florida High School/technical is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
West Florida High School/technical 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 1,277 students, West Florida High School/technical 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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