📍 1401 Yellow Jacket Way, Leesburg, Lake County, 34748
Leesburg High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Leesburg, Lake County. The school has 1,641 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leesburg High School enrolls 1,641 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 78 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 29% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 632 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 482 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 372 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 103 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 32 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
950 of the school's 1,641 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 884 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leesburg High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 12, state house district 32.
Leesburg High School is one of 61 schools in LAKE, based in TAVARES, Florida. The district serves 47,982 students district-wide and employs 2,719 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,641 students, Leesburg High School is larger than the district average of about 787 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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