📍 700 Bell Ave, Brooksville, Hernando County, 34601
Hernando High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brooksville, Hernando County. The school has 1,299 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leechele Booker. It is part of the Hernando school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 4 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hernando High School enrolls 1,299 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 829 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 228 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
751 of the school's 1,299 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 690 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hernando High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 10, state house district 35.
Hernando High School is one of 32 schools in HERNANDO, based in BROOKSVILLE, Florida. The district serves 23,734 students district-wide and employs 1,383 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,299 students, Hernando High School is larger than the district average of about 742 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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