📍 550 e Tennessee St, Tallahassee, Leon County, 32308
Leon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tallahassee, Leon County. The school has 1,935 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leon school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leon High School enrolls 1,935 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 83.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 39% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 825 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 751 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 183 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 112 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 62 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
720 of the school's 1,935 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 669 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Leon High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Leon High School is one of 57 schools in LEON, based in TALLAHASSEE, Florida. The district serves 31,645 students district-wide and employs 1,864 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,935 students, Leon High School is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize