📍 2415 S Himes Ave, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33629
Plant High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 2,507 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 19 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Plant High School enrolls 2,507 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 109 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,711 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 455 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 119 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 88 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 2,507 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plant High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 60.
Plant 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 2,507 students, Plant 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: City - Large