📍 5355 School Rd, New Port Richey, Pasco County, 34652
Gulf High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Port Richey, Pasco County. The school has 1,465 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pasco school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gulf High School enrolls 1,465 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 791 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 408 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 116 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 50 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,116 of the school's 1,465 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 971 qualify for free lunch and 145 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.
Gulf High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 16, state house district 36.
Gulf High School is one of 103 schools in PASCO, based in LAND O LAKES, Florida. The district serves 86,627 students district-wide and employs 4,792 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,465 students, Gulf High School is larger than the district average of about 841 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large