📍 3000 State Road 580, Clearwater, Pinellas County, 33761
Countryside High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Clearwater, Pinellas County. The school has 1,741 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pinellas school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Countryside High School enrolls 1,741 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 83 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 938 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 493 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 171 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 53 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
763 of the school's 1,741 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 660 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
Countryside High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 65.
Countryside High School is one of 154 schools in PINELLAS, based in LARGO, Florida. The district serves 87,876 students district-wide and employs 5,803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,741 students, Countryside High School is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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