Avon Park Youth Academy
242 South Blvd
Avon Park FL, 33825, Highlands County
Phone: 863-452-3815
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Polk County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 79 | 110 | 161 | 156 | 168 | 159 | 192 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 3 | 3.8% | 17 | 15.5% | 31 | 19.3% | 35 | 22.4% | 44 | 26.2% | 48 | 30.2% | 91 | 47.4% |
| Grade 10: | 7 | 8.9% | 25 | 22.7% | 40 | 24.8% | 65 | 41.7% | 55 | 32.7% | 60 | 37.7% | 56 | 29.2% |
| Grade 11: | 62 | 78.5% | 57 | 51.8% | 32 | 19.9% | 45 | 28.8% | 40 | 23.8% | 35 | 22.0% | 30 | 15.6% |
| Grade 12: | 7 | 8.9% | 11 | 10.0% | 58 | 36.0% | 11 | 7.1% | 29 | 17.3% | 16 | 10.1% | 15 | 7.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 79 | 100.0% | 108 | 98.2% | 161 | 100.0% | 156 | 100.0% | 163 | 97.0% | 153 | 96.2% | 189 | 98.4% |
| Female: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 12.7% | 15 | 13.6% | 23 | 14.3% | 20 | 12.8% | 28 | 16.7% | 17 | 10.7% | 23 | 12.0% |
| Black: | 46 | 58.2% | 61 | 55.5% | 77 | 47.8% | 83 | 53.2% | 94 | 56.0% | 103 | 64.8% | 103 | 53.6% |
| White: | 22 | 27.8% | 32 | 29.1% | 60 | 37.3% | 51 | 32.7% | 45 | 26.8% | 36 | 22.6% | 64 | 33.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 96.2% | 107 | 97.3% | 158 | 98.1% | 153 | 98.1% | 165 | 98.2% | 156 | 98.1% | 189 | 98.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 5.27 | 6.47 | 7.67 | 7.80 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 8.70 | |||||||
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 1.0 years | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 100.0% | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 0.0% | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,309.0 | $35,452.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,309.0 | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA | NA |