📍 4101 S 25th St, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, 34981
Fort Pierce Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County. The school has 3,091 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Lucie school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 116.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fort Pierce Central High School enrolls 3,091 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 116.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 26% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,260 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 840 | 27% |
| White | 805 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 125 | 4% |
| Asian | 50 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,911 of the school's 3,091 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,733 qualify for free lunch and 178 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.
Fort Pierce Central 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 25, state house district 84.
Fort Pierce Central High School is one of 52 schools in ST. LUCIE, based in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida. The district serves 49,308 students district-wide and employs 2,369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,091 students, Fort Pierce Central High School is larger than the district average of about 948 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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