📍 100 e Washington Ave, Pierson, Volusia County, 32180
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pierson, Volusia County. The school has 1,136 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Volusia school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program.
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high School enrolls 1,136 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 2.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 672 | 59% |
| White | 418 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
724 of the school's 1,136 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 715 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 7, state house district 24.
T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high School is one of 90 schools in VOLUSIA, based in DELAND, Florida. The district serves 61,724 students district-wide and employs 3,637 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,136 students, T. Dewitt Taylor Middle-high School is larger than the district average of about 686 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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