📍 6815 N 56th St, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33610
King High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 1,422 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
King High School enrolls 1,422 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 670 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 22% |
| White | 199 | 14% |
| Asian | 173 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
883 of the school's 1,422 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 843 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 19, state house district 61.
King High School is one of 309 schools in HILLSBOROUGH, based in TAMPA, Florida. The district serves 220,360 students district-wide and employs 12,405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,422 students, King High School is larger than the district average of about 713 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large