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Weeki Wachee High School

๐Ÿ“ 12150 Vespa Way, Weeki Wachee, Hernando County, 34614

1,435
Pupils
22.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Weeki Wachee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Weeki Wachee, Hernando County. The school has 1,435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hernando school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Hernando

Enrollment & staffing

Weeki Wachee High School enrolls 1,435 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 65 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.

Male students
680 (47%)
Female students
755 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
65
Student-teacher ratio
22.1:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White96067%
Hispanic or Latino30922%
Black or African American896.2%
Two or more races553.8%
Asian161.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native6<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

741 of the school's 1,435 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 684 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, FringeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Weeki Wachee High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 34.

School district: HERNANDO

Weeki Wachee 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 1,435 students, Weeki Wachee High School is larger than the district average of about 742 students per school.

23,734
District students
32
Schools
1,383
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
41%
Math proficient
98%
Graduation rate
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (3) โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Fringe

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