📍 13601 N Military Trl, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, 33410
William T. Dwyer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County. The school has 2,206 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palm Beach school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William T. Dwyer High School enrolls 2,206 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 122 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 26% Black or African American and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,064 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 580 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 425 | 19% |
| Asian | 69 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
826 of the school's 2,206 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 814 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William T. Dwyer High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 30, state house district 85.
William T. Dwyer High School is one of 234 schools in PALM BEACH, based in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida. The district serves 189,634 students district-wide and employs 11,177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,206 students, William T. Dwyer High School is larger than the district average of about 810 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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