Public + private high schools, every state.
2,083
high schools (public + private)
1,278
public (77 districts)
805
private (NCES PSS)
218,437
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

FL public HS enrollment trend

Across the 856,542 students enrolled in FL brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +3.6% by 2024 (887,001 students, +30,459 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 9.6% (84,899 of 887,001 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does FL compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
270
-3 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
256
-4 vs national avg (260)
national avg FL Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. FL is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

MIAMI 78 HS 57,190
ORLANDO 39 HS 44,221
JACKSONVILLE 41 HS 33,886
TAMPA 37 HS 31,247
KISSIMMEE 17 HS 15,100
NAPLES 14 HS 12,898
FORT MYERS 17 HS 12,560
LAKELAND 15 HS 11,626
TALLAHASSEE 17 HS 11,205
BOCA RATON 5 HS 10,810

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
TRADITION PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL
ST. LUCIE
393→956 +143.3%
SUNFIRE HIGH SCHOOL
BROWARD
197→474 +140.6%
SUNED HIGH OF SOUTH BROWARD
BROWARD
175→380 +117.1%
DESTIN HIGH SCHOOL
OKALOOSA
283→599 +111.7%
MATER BRICKELL ACADEMY HIGH
MIAMI-DADE
235→487 +107.2%
ACCELERATION ACADEMY
ST. LUCIE
204→413 +102.5%
HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL
ORANGE
1,330→2,685 +101.9%
TOCOI CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
ST. JOHNS
1,306→2,612 +100.0%
SOMERSET PREPARATORY ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL HOMESTEAD
MIAMI-DADE
191→376 +96.9%
KENDALL GREENS HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI-DADE
246→482 +95.9%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
OSCEOLA
731→174 -76.2%
BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF MIAMI DADE
MIAMI-DADE
520→133 -74.4%
INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEE
ORANGE
707→185 -73.8%
BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
CHARLOTTE
504→245 -51.4%
CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI-DADE
407→215 -47.2%
JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12
JEFFERSON
327→180 -45.0%
MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MIAMI-DADE
1,184→675 -43.0%
I PREPARATORY ACADEMY
MIAMI-DADE
227→130 -42.7%
GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOL
LEE
1,216→729 -40.0%
LEALMAN INNOVATION ACADEMY
PINELLAS
213→135 -36.6%

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