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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
2,115
Teachers (FTE)
138.6
Student-Teacher Ratio
15.3:1
FRPL Eligible
1,001
(47.3%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 1,001 of 2,115 (47.3%)
Free Lunch: 893 (42.2%)
Reduced-Price: 108 (5.1%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 1,114 (52.7%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
2,115
Students
| Black or African American | 1,476 | 69.8% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 386 | 18.3% | |
| White | 125 | 5.9% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 109 | 5.2% | |
| Asian | 15 | 0.7% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
2,115
Students
| Grade 10 | 523 | 24.7% | |
| Grade 11 | 577 | 27.3% | |
| Grade 12 | 491 | 23.2% | |
| Grade 9 | 518 | 24.5% | |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0.3% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
47.9%
Male Students
1,014
F
52.1%
Female Students
1,101