📍 2100 Flagler Ave, Key West, Monroe County, 33040
Key West High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Key West, Monroe County. The school has 1,352 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Palomino. It is part of the Monroe school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Key West High School enrolls 1,352 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 75.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 40% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 542 | 40% |
| White | 539 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 191 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 25 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 1,352 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 72 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.
Key West High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 120.
Key West High School is one of 24 schools in MONROE, based in KEY WEST, Florida. The district serves 8,928 students district-wide and employs 576 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,352 students, Key West High School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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