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Highlands County School District is located close to the center of Florida. Highlands County School District has 1,016.61 square miles of land area and 89.42 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Highlands County School District population is 98,261. Highlands County School District median household income is $35,911 in 2010-2014. Highlands County School District median house value is $87,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Highlands County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (52 out of 67, bottom 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (50 out of 67, bottom 25%)* Rank: #52
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	23
Population	98,261 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	0.54% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	88.84/sq mi, rank #38
Median Household Income:	$35,911 at 2010-2014—5.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #58
Median House Price:	$87,700 at 2010-2014—-27.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #52
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	1,016.61 sq mi, rank #14
Water Area:	89.42 sq mi (8.08%), rank #41
State:	Florida
County:	Highlands County
City:	Sebring, Lorida, Lake Placid, Venus, Okeechobee, Avon Park
Zip:	33876, 33875, 33870, 33857, 33872, 33852, 33960, 34974, 33825
Area:	Sebring, FL

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Highlands County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

426 School St

Sebring FL, 33870, Highlands County

Phone: 863-471-5564

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	12,200	12,071	11,998	12,128	12,097	12,249	12,401
English Language Learner Students:	718	677	562	548	571	638	696
Total Teachers:	791.10	769.22	702.88	727.08	886.00	915.50	842.00
Prekindergarten:	16.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	10.00
Kindergarten:	59.00	61.00	57.00	60.00	57.00	55.00	58.00
Elementary:	280.17	279.68	273.33	276.00	279.00	278.00	289.00
Secondary:	351.02	339.11	282.52	293.59	332.00	361.00	372.00
Ungraded:	84.91	77.43	79.03	87.49	208.00	212.50	113.00
Total Other Staff:	748.23	817.92	803.99	826.27	813.00	829.00	873.00
Instructional Aides:	130.00	138.00	141.00	154.00	146.00	140.00	144.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	24.39	24.30	24.30	24.88	26.00	26.00	28.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	16.39	16.30	16.30	16.88	19.00	18.00	20.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	6.00	7.00	14.58	17.00	16.00	16.00
Library/Media Support:	16.00	15.00	16.00	4.00	0.00	13.00	14.00
District Administrators:	13.00	11.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	14.00	12.00
District Administrative Support:	112.00	111.00	111.00	119.00	116.00	116.00	124.00
School Administrators:	46.90	47.46	47.58	48.28	43.00	47.00	47.00
School Administrative Support:	50.00	81.00	73.00	70.00	47.00	50.00	55.00
Student Support Services:	47.94	45.16	45.11	45.53	55.00	57.00	71.00
Other Support Services:	303.00	339.00	326.00	335.00	353.00	348.00	360.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.42	15.69	17.07	16.68	13.65	13.38	14.73

Schools

Avon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	705 Winthrop St, Avon Park FL 33825
Avon Park High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	700 East Main St, Avon Park FL 33825
Avon Park Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	401 South Lake Ave, Avon Park FL 33825
Cracker Trail Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8200 Sparta Rd, Sebring FL 33875
Fred Wild Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3550 Youth Care Ln, Sebring FL 33870
Highlands County Hospital/Homebound Program	Kindergarten to Grade 12	426 School St, Sebring FL 33870
Highlands County Schools Jail Program	Grade 9 to Grade 12	426 School St, Sebring FL 33870
Highlands Virtual Franchise	Grade 6 to Grade 12	426 School St, Sebring FL 33870
Highlands Virtual Instruction Program	Kindergarten to Grade 12	426 School St, Sebring FL 33870
Hill-Gustat Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4700 Schumacher Rd, Sebring FL 33872
Lake Country Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	516 County Rd 29, Lake Placid FL 33852
Lake Placid Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	101 Green Dragon Dr, Lake Placid FL 33852
Lake Placid High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	202 Green Dragon Dr, Lake Placid FL 33852
Lake Placid Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	201 South Tangerine Ave, Lake Placid FL 33852
Memorial Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	867 Memorial Dr, Avon Park FL 33825
Non-Enrolled Pk Exceptional Ed Program	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	426 School St, Sebring FL 33870
Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	327 East Palmetto St, Avon Park FL 33825
Sebring High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3514 Kenilworth Blvd, Sebring FL 33870
Sebring Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 East Center Ave, Sebring FL 33870
Sun 'n Lake Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4515 Ponce De Leon Blvd, Sebring FL 33872
The Academy At Youth Care Lane	Grade 6 to Grade 12	4121 Youth Care Ln, Sebring FL 33870
The Kindergarten Learning Center	Kindergarten to Kindergarten	3560 Us Hwy 27 South, Sebring FL 33870
Woodlawn Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	817 Woodlawn Dr, Sebring FL 33870

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	406	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	394	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	400	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	403
FCAT Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	244	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	307
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	337	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	199	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	208	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	201
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	227	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	222	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	233	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	240	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	200
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	240

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$107,965,000	$8,999		$121,128,000	$9,987		$121,768,000	$10,066
Federal:	$18,531,000	$1,545	17.2%	$26,745,000	$2,205	22.1%	$25,796,000	$2,132	21.2%
State:	$44,119,000	$3,677	40.9%	$48,039,000	$3,961	39.7%	$42,931,000	$3,549	35.3%
Local:	$45,315,000	$3,777	42.0%	$46,344,000	$3,821	38.3%	$53,041,000	$4,385	43.6%
Total Expenditures:	$107,262,000	$8,940		$118,051,000	$9,734		$124,973,000	$10,331
Total Current Expenditures:	$101,383,000	$8,450		$109,591,000	$9,036		$108,996,000	$9,010
Instructional Expenditures:	$55,760,000	$4,647	55.0%	$61,240,000	$5,049	55.9%	$60,283,000	$4,983	55.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$12,029,000	$1,003	11.9%	$13,166,000	$1,086	12.0%	$13,181,000	$1,090	12.1%
Administration:	$9,775,000	$815	9.6%	$10,358,000	$854	9.5%	$9,972,000	$824	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$23,819,000	$1,985	23.5%	$24,827,000	$2,047	22.7%	$25,560,000	$2,113	23.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,573,000	$214		$4,992,000	$412		$12,310,000	$1,018
Construction:	$802,000	$67		$1,730,000	$143		$9,206,000	$761
Total Other:	$541,000	$45		$579,000	$48		$656,000	$54
Interest on Debt:	$2,765,000	$230		$2,889,000	$238		$3,011,000	$249

Total Salary:	$58,723,000	$4,894		$60,695,000	$5,005		$61,205,000	$5,060
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$36,682,000	$3,057	62.5%	$37,584,000	$3,099	61.9%	$38,367,000	$3,172	62.7%
Other Salary:	$22,041,000	$1,837	37.5%	$23,111,000	$1,906	38.1%	$22,838,000	$1,888	37.3%
Total Benefit:	$19,655,000	$1,638		$24,291,000	$2,003		$23,964,000	$1,981
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,305,000	$942	57.5%	$14,151,000	$1,167	58.3%	$14,056,000	$1,162	58.7%
Other Benefit:	$8,350,000	$696	42.5%	$10,140,000	$836	41.7%	$9,908,000	$819	41.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.7%	82.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.1%	17.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	33.3%	32.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.3%	15.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.1%	21.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.9%	18.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.5%	11.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,511.0	$38,085.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,489.0	$31,894.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,577.0	$34,609.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,213.0	$42,707.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,700.0	$49,015.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,351.0	$49,543.0

* Highlands County School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.