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HIGHLANDS

NCES agency ID 1200840 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

12,040

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

23

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

18.4:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

$12,585

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

$6,637

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22

These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.

Students
11,549
Teachers (FTE)
689
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1

What current records say about HIGHLANDS

HIGHLANDS operates 23 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in SEBRING, Florida. NCES reports 12,040 students and 654 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within Florida agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 37 of 67 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

FY 2023 finance records show $12,585 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,637 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 21 of 67 in Florida. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.

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Reported needs and resources

English learners
4%
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
16%
Classroom teachers (FTE)
654
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
$155,572,000

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

HIGHLANDS

SEBRING, Florida

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 27.5013, -81.4204

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White38.3%
  • Hispanic38.8%
  • Black16.6%
  • Asian1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
  • Multiracial4.4%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in HIGHLANDS

23 current directory entries

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Showing 1–23 of 23 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0550314.4:1
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–1298019.2:1
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0860016.7:1
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0571016.1:1
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0557616.2:1
HIGHLANDS COUNTY HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND PROGRAMOtherKG–1217Not reported
HIGHLANDS COUNTY SCHOOLS JAIL PROGRAMHigh09–122Not reported
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh06–120Not reported
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh06–120Not reported
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL SCHOOLOtherKG–12141282:1
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–1266919.7:1
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0560415.3:1
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0556916.5:1
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–1282921:1
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0850716.6:1
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0546616.6:1
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAMOtherPK–PK6Not reported
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0555716.6:1
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOLHigh08–121,84924.7:1
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle06–0884019.5:1
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0558817.8:1
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANEOtherKG–1257Not reported
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementaryPK–0583417.7:1