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Highlands County School District

426 SCHOOL ST, SEBRING, FL 33870

12.4K Students | 767 Teachers | 20 Schools

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AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.6x

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.7 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

Discipline

2.9x

students of Two or More Races are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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Students

56% Nonwhite Students

76% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

68% High School Graduation Rate

14% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

495 students

4% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

480 students

20% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

695 students

2% Students Enrolled in Physics

57 students

1% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

36 students

27% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

941 students

31% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,064 students

17% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

585 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

78 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

163 students

Teachers & Resources

16.2 Students for Every Teacher

20% Inexperienced Teachers

19% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

7.7 Average Number of AP Courses per School

1.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

3 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

16 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

1 School With International Baccalaureates

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Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

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State

Students

843 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

7% of all students in this district

2,185 Total In-School Suspended Students

18% of all students in this district

12 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

35 Total Number of Students Who Received Corporal Punishment

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

168 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.2Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

12 Total Arrests

123 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

6 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Vivianne Waldron
(863) 471-5734
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All Schools

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	75%	65%	1.8x	2.3x
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	AVON PARK	67%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	30%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	70%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	SEBRING	46%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	55%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	60%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	61%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.2x
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	52%	69%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	3.1x
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	53%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM	SEBRING	77%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL	SEBRING	46%	64%	69%	1.6x	2.2x
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	42%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	64%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.4x
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE	SEBRING	67%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER	SEBRING	50%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	54%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	75%	65%	1.6x	0 Not available
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	AVON PARK	67%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	30%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	70%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	SEBRING	46%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	55%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	60%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	61%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	52%	69%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	53%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM	SEBRING	77%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL	SEBRING	46%	64%	69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	42%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	64%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE	SEBRING	67%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER	SEBRING	50%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	54%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	75%	65%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	AVON PARK	67%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	30%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	70%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	SEBRING	46%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	55%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	60%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	61%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	52%	69%	Between 70% and 74%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	53%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM	SEBRING	77%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL	SEBRING	46%	64%	69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	42%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	64%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE	SEBRING	67%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER	SEBRING	50%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	54%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	75%	65%	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	AVON PARK	67%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	30%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	70%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	SEBRING	46%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	55%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	60%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	61%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	52%	69%	Between 70% and 74%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	53%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM	SEBRING	77%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL	SEBRING	46%	64%	69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	42%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	64%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE	SEBRING	67%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER	SEBRING	50%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	54%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
AVON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
AVON PARK HIGH SCHOOL	AVON PARK	64%	75%	65%	0 Not available	4.9x
AVON PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	AVON PARK	67%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
CRACKER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	30%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
FRED WILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	70%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.7x
HIGHLANDS VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	SEBRING	46%	38%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
HILL-GUSTAT MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	55%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.1x
LAKE COUNTRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	60%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	61%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LAKE PLACID HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	52%	69%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	4.3x
LAKE PLACID MIDDLE SCHOOL	LAKE PLACID	53%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
NON-ENROLLED PK EXCEPTIONAL ED PROGRAM	SEBRING	77%	13%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AVON PARK	68%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL	SEBRING	46%	64%	69%	0 Not available	0 Not available
SEBRING MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEBRING	42%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SUN 'N LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	64%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
THE ACADEMY AT YOUTH CARE LANE	SEBRING	67%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
THE KINDERGARTEN LEARNING CENTER	SEBRING	50%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEBRING	54%	79%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6x

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →