📍 2630 Academy Dr, Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, 33890
Pioneer Career Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Zolfo Springs, Hardee County. The school has 29 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hardee school district. It serves grades 4–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths.
Pioneer Career Academy enrolls 29 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 76% male and 24% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 69% |
| White | 4 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
29 of the school's 29 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 27 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pioneer Career Academy 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.
Pioneer Career Academy is one of 11 schools in HARDEE, based in WAUCHULA, Florida. The district serves 4,547 students district-wide and employs 287 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 29 students, Pioneer Career Academy is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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