📍 449 Walton Rd, Defuniak Springs, Walton County, 32433
Walton High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Defuniak Springs, Walton County. The school has 856 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brianna Leavins. It is part of the Walton school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Walton High School enrolls 856 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 568 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 161 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 856 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Walton High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 5.
Walton High School is one of 23 schools in WALTON, based in DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida. The district serves 12,007 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 856 students, Walton High School is larger than the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant