📍 603 N New Hampshire Ave, Tavares, Lake County, 32778
Tavares High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tavares, Lake County. The school has 1,507 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lake school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tavares High School enrolls 1,507 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 817 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 360 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 232 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
679 of the school's 1,507 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 622 qualify for free lunch and 57 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tavares 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 31.
Tavares 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 1,507 students, Tavares 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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