📍 700 e Main St, Avon Park, Highlands County, 33825
Avon Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Avon Park, Highlands County. The school has 928 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karen Edsall. It is part of the Highlands school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Avon Park High School enrolls 928 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 421 | 45% |
| White | 256 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
625 of the school's 928 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 581 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Avon Park High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 55.
Avon Park High School is one of 24 schools in HIGHLANDS, based in SEBRING, Florida. The district serves 12,040 students district-wide and employs 620 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 928 students, Avon Park High School is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
Browse live education vacancies at or near Avon Park High School.
Find vacancies →