📍 4748 Cougar Path, Plant City, Hillsborough County, 33567
Durant High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plant City, Hillsborough County. The school has 2,589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Durant High School enrolls 2,589 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 116 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,239 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 939 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 234 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 4% |
| Asian | 64 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,093 of the school's 2,589 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,015 qualify for free lunch and 78 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Durant 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 21, state house district 57.
Durant 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 2,589 students, Durant 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: Rural - Fringe