📍 20150 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, Hillsborough County, 33647
Wharton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tampa, Hillsborough County. The school has 2,289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hillsborough school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Wharton High School enrolls 2,289 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 27% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 721 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 714 | 31% |
| White | 609 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 128 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 113 | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,055 of the school's 2,289 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 995 qualify for free lunch and 60 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wharton 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 20, state house district 63.
Wharton 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 2,289 students, Wharton 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
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