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Choctawhatchee Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 110 Racetrack Rd Nw, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, 32547

1,677
Pupils
20.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Choctawhatchee Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County. The school has 1,677 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Heck. It is part of the Okaloosa school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 80.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.

School details

Principal
Michelle Heck
School district
Okaloosa
Gender
Co-educational

Enrollment & staffing

Choctawhatchee Senior High School enrolls 1,677 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 80.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.

Male students
831 (50%)
Female students
846 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
80.6
Student-teacher ratio
20.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White96457%
Hispanic or Latino30518%
Black or African American19412%
Two or more races1579.4%
Asian392.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native10<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander8<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

869 of the school's 1,677 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 797 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Choctawhatchee Senior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 4.

School district: OKALOOSA

Choctawhatchee Senior High School is one of 52 schools in OKALOOSA, based in FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida. The district serves 32,047 students district-wide and employs 1,685 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,677 students, Choctawhatchee Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 616 students per school.

32,047
District students
52
Schools
1,685
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

50%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (11) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Small

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